The 75th Anniversary Issue
Summer 2002

 

The 75th Anniversary Issue
Volume 76, Number 1
The 75th Anniversary Issue cover

Learning Curves
Historical and social forces have influenced the way medicine has been
taught at HMS for the past 75 years.

by Beverly Ballaro

Witnesses to the Revolution
Harvard alumni reflect on the births of modern medicine and surgery.
by Oglesby Paul and George Dunlop

Like Shakespeare and the Bible
The Bulletin’s readers have been dispensing editorial advice for the past
75 years.

by Paula Byron

    Sidebar: The Lady Doth Attest to Much, Methinks
     The Bulletin’s ink-stained hands have usually belonged to a woman.

    Sidebar: The Comedy of Errors
     A compendium of Bulletin blunders.

The Art Is Long
In past pages of the Bulletin, physicians have reflected on defining moments
in their relationships with patients.

And Now a Word from Our Sponsors
For 75 years, Bulletin advertisers have peddled remedies for America’s woes, from diaper rash to despondency.

Skeletons in the Closet: The Quiz
Test your knowledge of HMS lore.
by Paula Byron

    Sidebar: Harvard’s Index
     Numbers that reveal the history of Harvard Medical School.

Connect the Docs: The Quiz
What HMS graduate had a dinosaur named after him? Which fathered the longest-reigning monarch? And which declared that he suffered from Cacoethes scribendi, or the “itch to write”? Match Harvard Medical School alumni with their claims to fame.
by Paula Byron

On Doctoring
Medical notations from the past.


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