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...
by Meg | Dec 14, 2017 | Physicians, Portraits
I just recently discovered that there’s a school in Baltimore City named after our own Dr. John Ruhräh! So one sunny Sunday afternoon, I went on a quest to find it. The school is located in south-east Baltimore, near what’s known as Greektown. The...
by Meg | Feb 9, 2017 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians, Portraits
While most people know Horace H. Hayden as the founder of the first dental school in America, he’s got another claim to fame!Dr. Hayden was one of the founders of the Maryland Academy of Sciences and served as its president in 1825. In 1820, as a pioneer...
by Meg | Feb 1, 2017 | Art, Physicians, Portraits
Have you ever heard of Thomas Cromwell Corner? You might not know who he is, but if you’ve ever visited MedChi, you’ve surely seen his work. Sir William Osler, MDCromwell was born in Baltimore in 1865 and attended Baltimore City College. He attended...
by Meg | Jan 10, 2017 | Art, Building, Portraits
When Brooke Buckley, M.D. was inaugurated as President of MedChi, she hosted a Silent Auction to raise funds for the refreshment of Osler Hall. Two of our board members kindly matched those and other funds which were donated. Over the Christmas holiday break, we...
by Meg | May 25, 2016 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Physicians, Portraits
As you may know, we’re using an image that I found in our archives for the invitation to the Hunt History of Maryland Medicine Lecture. There was a lot of writing on the original image, and with a little sleuthing, I found out what most of it meant. The top line on...
