by Meg | Jun 26, 2018 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
One of the projects that’s been in the queue for a long time is collecting oral histories of our members and boards. With the death of our good friend, MedChi member, board member and historian, Thomas E. Hunt, Jr. MD, late last year, we realized that we...
by Meg | Mar 20, 2018 | Art, Bronzes, Physicians, Portraits
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the bronze plaque of George Rohé (1851-1899). I realized that we have about a half-dozen of these bronze plaques scattered around, mostly in the 1909 building. Most of the bronzes date from the time that the building was opened and then...
by Meg | Feb 12, 2018 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians
In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Whitfield Winsey (1842-1919)In 1867, Dr. John Richard Woodcock Dunbar began tutoring Whitfield Winsey, who became the first African-American physician admitted to the Medical & Chirurgical...
by Meg | Feb 1, 2018 | Art, Bronzes, Physicians
One of my current projects is cataloging the bronzes in our collection. There are several scattered around the buildings, including the two of Sir William Osler, MD, which are in Osler Hall. Today, I received a phone call from someone who had seen my name listed...
by Meg | Jan 5, 2018 | Physicians
Dr. Thomas E. Hunt, Jr., a long-time member of MedChi, The Baltimore City Medical Society, the Maryland Orthopedic Association, and the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland, passed away on Christmas Eve. Please find his...
by Meg | Dec 20, 2017 | Marcia for the Holidays, Physicians, Portraits
All of us here at MedChi are busy during this festive season. But our portraits are busy in their own ways… As the song says, “Don we now our gay apparel”, so our portraits took this advice and dressed for the holidays. Dr. John Ruhrah, who...
