A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America

Item Information

Title:
A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America
Description:
The first book to be published on medical education in America was written by Dr. John Morgan, who founded the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, the nation’s first medical school, in 1765. This particular copy is notable for its fly-leaf presentation inscription from Morgan himself to Dr. John Warren (1753-1815) in 1783, just after Warren had been charged by the Corporation of Harvard College with the formation of a plan for medical instruction. This was the beginning of Harvard Medical School. Fly-leaf presentation inscription from the author John Morgan to Dr. John Warren (1753-1815) in Morgan's book A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America
Creator:
Morgan, John, 1735-1789
Date:
1765
Format:
Documents
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard Medical Library
Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (R745.M82 c.1)
Series:
Harvard Medical Library
Subjects:
Harvard Medical School
Morgan, John, 1735-1789 (author)
Warren, John, 1753-1815
Inscriptions
Extent:
1 flyleaf
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6551
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Publisher:
William Bradford
Language:
English
Notes:
Gift of Joseph Warren to the Harvard Medical Library, 1932
Identifier:
DigID0002410