Proposals
Subject
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Papers concerning the publications of the transactions of the College from the Office of the Secretary of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: CPP 1/005-01
Overview
The office of the Secretary of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was created during the organization of the College in 1787. The Secretary is the appointed officer of record. His original duties were to record the minutes and transactions of the College and preserve its documents and correspondence.These reports, letters, and proposals concerning the
publication of the College's transactions, spanning 1841 to
1879, are part of the records of the Office of the Secretary
of...
Dates:
1841 - 1879; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1858
Records of Continuing Medical Education Programs
Collection
Identifier: CPP 19-01
Overview
During the 1970s, there was an emphasis on continuing medical education (CME) for practicing licensed medical doctors. Lifetime licenses to practice medicine were being replaced by limited time licenses that required renewal. In order to renew their state issued medical licenses, doctors were required to obtain continuing education credits. Beginning in 1974, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia offered symposiums, distance education programs, courses in Philadelphia, and additional...
Dates:
1973-1981
Records of the Committee for an Institute of the History of Medicine
Collection
Identifier: CPP 10/033
Overview
The idea of forming an Institute for the History of Medicine at the College of Physicians was first proposed in 1966. In 1974, the President of the College, John Hubbard, put together a small committee to discuss the prospect of an institute for the history of medicine. The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine (Wood Institute) was founded in 1976 to support research in the field of social medical history. In January 1977, Ronald F. Kotrc was selected as the first Director...
Dates:
1974-1978
Records of the Committee on the Mütter Museum and the Museum Council of Philadelphia
Series
Identifier: CPP 10/07-07
Overview
The Committee on College Collections of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia was established in 1935. Over the years, the Committee on College Collections worked closely with the Committee on the Mutter Museum; by 1939, the same Fellows served on both committees. The Museum Council of Philadelphia is the oldest and one of the largest regional associations of museums in the United States. Gretchen Worden was an avid supporter of local, national, and international professional organizations....
Dates:
1923-2006; undated
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