The University of Michigan Medical School, 1850-2000: "An Example Worthy of Imitation"

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The University of Michigan Medical School has been an innovator for most of its 150-year history. It was built in Ann Arbor, which in the mid-1800s was a small frontier town. It was the first US medical school to create a university-owned hospital and one of the few to admit women and minorities. When it began admitting women in 1870, it was one of only a handful to do so. By the end of the 20th century, the medical school was consistently placed among the top 10 medical centers by associations that rank medical schools.

History, University of Michigan Medical School

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April 12, 1955-Tommy Francis and the Salk vaccine

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Tommy Francis, a distinguished epidemiologist, conducted an international press conference on April 12, 1955, in Rackham Auditorium at the University of Michigan evaluating the efficacy of the poliovirus vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. The Salk vaccine is an attenuated oral vaccine that would provide better immunity than a killed-virus vaccine but it was not ready for widespread use until 1961.

Evaluation, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Poliomyelitis vaccine, Poliovirus vaccines, Epidemiologists, Francis, Tommy

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First among equals - Francis Crick

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The sad demise of the premier theorist of molecular biology, Francis Crick on July 28, 2004 is described. He has received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. He was considered ruthless, chopping up problems and solving them. Among the founders of the science, he stood out, first among equals.

Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Obituary, Physicians, Crick, Francis

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