Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education (University of Michigan) records, 1919-1993.

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Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education (University of Michigan) records, 1919-1993.

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Documents the development and administration of the affiliated hospital program, and material on key affiliations including Henry Ford Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital, and Wayne County General Hospital, as well as hospitals throughout the state. Records documenting the early use of medical television are present as are records of the Medical Center House Officers Committee, and speeches by James D. Bruce.

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University of Michigan. Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education.

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Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine established at the University of Michigan in 1927 as part of a state wide effort to provide continuing medical education to practicing physicians. In 1946 the Affiliated Hospital program began, providing decentralized medical training for interns, residents, and community practitioners. From the description of Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education (University of Michigan) records, 1919-1993. (University of Michigan). WorldCat r...

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Bruce, James D. 1872-1946.

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Henry Ford Hospital

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Towsley, Harry A.

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Pediatrician, professor and philanthropist, 1931 graduate of University of Michigan Medical School. Joined University of Michigan Dept. of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases in 1934, and served with the 298th General Hospital Unit, also acting as unit historian. Chairman of Dept. of Postgraduate Medicine, member of Development Council. From the description of Harry A. Towsley papers, 1876-1993. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82447222 Harry Alber...

Veterans Administration Hospital (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Wayne County General Hospital

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Wayne County General Hospital operated from 1839 to 1981, and served as a psychiatric hospital that housed poor and sick people as well as the mentally ill. Known more commonly by the name of the nearby post office, Eloise Hospital was self-sufficient, and by the 1930s contained a dairy farm, its own fire department and over 7,000 people. It became known officially as Wayne County General Hospital in 1945. The hospital closed in 1981 and most of the seventy-eight buildings were destroyed. ...