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A Short History of Medical Careers
library.thinkquest.org
From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th-century specialist. Developed by students for ThinkQuest.
The Rise of Scientific Medicine
stanford.edu
Course notes and presentations from University of Stanford course which explores the historical development of cultural beliefs and institutions in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which led to the establishment of the modern system of medicine.
US 19th-Century Doctors' Thoughts about Native American Medicine
nlm.nih.gov
Excerpts from comments made by white doctors on the nature of medical practice among Native Americans. Exhibition from the National Library of Medicine.
History of the Royal College of General Practitioners
rcgp.org.uk
Shows establishment of general practice (family medicine) as a speciality and academic discipline in Great Britain. Includes background history of general practice, foundation of the College, history of the College and its building and detailed chronology by subject. Links to Royal College of General Practitioners Archives pages.
In Our Time: Anatomy
bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 4 discussion of 2,000 years of the study of human anatomy.
Before Depression
beforedepression.com
A research project by the English departments of the Universities of Northumbria and Sunderland on what depression was before it was called depression (1660-1800). Details of public lectures, a conference, an exhibition and publications.
History of the Health Sciences Web Resources
mla-hhss.org
List of links maintained by Patricia Gallagher and Stephen Greenburg for the History of the Health Sciences Section of MLA
The Birth of the Clinic
california.com
Lois Shawver's notes on Foucault's Birth of the Clinic
Mad in America
madinamerica.com
A history of medical treatments for mental illness, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric disorders, and why those treatments led to the antipsychiatry movement.
150 Years of Anesthesia 1846-1996
neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu
Presented by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Articles discuss the impact, people involved, surgery before anesthesia and current developments in the field.
MedHist
medhist.ac.uk
Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
Flash-Med:Medicine history and trivia
flash-med.com
Medical education resource with facts and trivia about the history of medicine in a question and answer format.
The Origins of Chinese Medicine
logoi.com
A short account by Imre Galambos of the origins of Chinese medical texts (1996).
PolioHistory - Yahoo Group
groups.yahoo.com
A place to share stories and resources about the history of polio; from the epidemics, to the vaccines, to post polio syndrome, to eradication.
Who Named It?
whonamedit.com
A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms, i.e. medical conditions and techniques and the people for whom they are named.
Health Service Development and History
nhshistory.com
Current developments in the British NHS, follow up to Geoffrey Rivett's Book, From Cradle to Grave
History of Anaesthesia
johnpowell.net
GASMAN - A Personal History of Anaesthesia; A memoir and commentary by English anaesthetist John Powell. It also includes other articles on the History of Anaesthesia.
Mersenne
jiscmail.ac.uk
UK based discussion list for science, technology and medicine studies
Phineas Gage
deakin.edu.au
Tells the story of the 19th Century man who survived severe damage to the brain, and how the accident led to significant changes in his personality and mood.
The Virtual Laboratory
vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
A platform where historians publish and discuss their research on experimentation in the life sciences, art, and technology. Managed by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
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