The Saint Marys Hospital opened with 27 beds in Rochester
On Sept. 30, 1889, the Saint Marys Hospital opened with 27 beds in Rochester. William Worrall Mayo and…
The Johns Hopkins medical hospital in Baltimore opened
On May 7, 1889, the Johns Hopkins medical hospital in Baltimore opened.
Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD became the first American Indian woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree
On Mar. 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD became the first American Indian woman in the U.S….
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The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College’s first master of science degree was awarded
In 1891, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College’s first master of science degree was awarded to Charles N….
University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and established the Department of Medicine
In 1887, The University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and begins the University of…
Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Institute of Technology) opened
On Oct 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Institute of Technology) opened its doors. The School’s…
New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was founded
In 1884, New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was founded by…
The term germplasm was coined by German scientist August Weismann
In 1883, the term germplasm was coined by German scientist August Weismann. Weismann proposed the theory of the…
William Halsted performed the first radical mastectomy
In 1882, William Halsted performed the surgery that bears his name, and the modern era in the surgical…
Nebraska’s first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College
In 1881, Nebraskaï¾’s first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College. Today, the University of…
The Pharmacy Department of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina was chartered
In 1881, the Medical College of South Carolina (as it was then known) was already a venerable institution,…
Nebraska’s first medical college founded
In 1880, Nebraska’s first medical college was founded, and in 1881 the college was reorganized and renamed the…
Creighton College was founded
On Sept. 2, 1878, Creighton College opened its doors through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton who required…
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was founded
In 1876, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was founded with $3.4 million bequeathed from it’s name sake to…
University of Iowa college became founding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges
In 1876, the University of Iowa college became founding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. In…
The new Cook County Hospital in Chicago opened
In 1876, the new Cook County Hospital in Chicago opened, consisting of two medical pavilions, laundry, morgue, kitchen,…
The Maine Medical Center was founded
In 1874, The Maine Medical Center (MCC) was founded. Today, MMC is a teaching hospital for Tufts University…
First black student registered in the medical college of the University of South Carolina
On Oct. 7, 1873, Henry E. Hayne, the Secretary of State of South Carolina, became the first of…
The Legislature established the University of Oregon in Eugene
On Oct. 12, 1872, the Legislature established the University of Oregon (UO) in Eugene. The UO officially opened…
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The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) opened it’s doors
On Oct. 1, 1872, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) was founded. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute…
The Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class
On Sept. 20, 1870, the Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class. The faculty consisted…
Boston Children’s Hospital was founded
On Jul. 20, 1869, Children’s hospital was founded in Boston by Dr. Francis Henry Brown, a Civil War…
Detroit Medical College founded
In 1868, Detroit Medical College was founded. It eventually became Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, an affiliate…
Willamette University welcomed its first medical students to its Salem campus
In 1867, less than a quarter century after the Oregon Trail opened, and only eight years after Oregon…
John Shaw Billings, MD, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s Library
In 1865, John Shaw Billings, MD, 27-year-old lieutenant colonel, pathologist and bibliophile, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s…
William Worrall Mayo opened a medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota
On Jan. 27, 1864, William Worrall Mayo opened a medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota Today, the Mayo Clinic,…
Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was established
On Jan. 20, 1856, Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was founded and maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church,…
Dr. Charles E Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research on endocrinology
In 1855, Dr. Charles E. Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research in the basement of the…
Florence Nightingale became known as “The Lady of the Lamp” for healing British soldiers in the Crimean War
On Nov. 4, 1854, pioneering British nurse Florence Nightingale brought a team of women nurses to the Crimean…
The first marine hospital in San Francisco was completed with special funds appropriated by Congress
In 1853, the first marine hospital in San Francisco was completed with special funds appropriated by Congress. The…