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Student Medical History Club

The Waring Library Society sponsors the Student Medical History Club to promote interest in the history of the health sciences among students in all health-related disciplines of the University. During the academic year, the group meets each month for lunch and to hear an informal lecture on some topic in the history of medicine. Reservations for lunch are required. Contact: Susan Hoffius, Waring Historical Library, 792-2288.


To join the Student Medical History Club/MUSC Facebook page and receive regular invitations to events, please visit: the Waring Historical Library on Facebook


The next Student Medical History Club meeting will be Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at noon. Waring Curator Susan Hoffius will present her talk "The History of the Medical University of South Carolina." Reservations are required.


Date Topic Speaker
Sept. 12, 2012 The History of the Medical University of South Carolina Ms. Susan Hoffius
October 24, 2012 Sir Frederick Treves: Doctor to Kings and the Elephant Man Dr. David Adams
November 7, 2012 Birth Defects and Other Pathology in Pre-Columbian Art Dr. Carlos Salinas
December 5, 2012 History of Medical Herbalism in the United States Ms. Patricia Harpell
January 23, 2013 Paradigms, Personalities, and Pellagra Pre-Goldberger Dr. Charles S. Bryan
February 20, 2013 Solomon Carter Fuller Dr. Jonathan Davidson
March 6, 2013 History of Transplantation Dr. P.R. Rajagopalan
April 3, 2013 Norman Bethune and Leo Eloesser: Two Roads to China Dr. Stephen Schabel