2010 History of Medicine Archived Presentations

To view a list of upcoming presentations, go to our History of Medicine Presentations page.

Spring 2010

Only the Good Die Young: The 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic

Carrie L. May, B.A. in History, 1st year Masters of Public Health Student
January 25, 2010
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Bringing the Hospital to the Patient: A Tangled History of Prehospital Medicine

Joshua Corsa, FP-C (Flight Paramedic-Certified), BS, M2 at BSOM
February 22, 2010
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In Defense of the Nation: Syphilis, North Carolina’s “Girl Problem” and WWI

Karin Zipf, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of History
March 22, 2010
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A History of Dropsy: From Bloodletting to Southey's Tubes

Hassan Alhosaini, MD, Senior Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute
April 19, 2010
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Fall 2010

Poliomyelitis: History, Conquest and Cost Analysis

John M. Lehman, PhD, Assoc. VC for Research, Health Sciences; Assoc. Dean for Research & Graduate Studies, BSOM; Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
August 30, 2010
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Women and Medicine in 19th Century America

Todd Savitt, PhD, Professor, Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies
September 27, 2010
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Killing the Medical Self-help Tradition among African Americans: The Case of Lay Midwifery in North Carolina, 1912-1983

Holly Mathews, PhD, Professor, Department of Anthropology
October 25, 2010
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The Resurfacing Debate: Historical Perspectives of Multiple Entry-Levels to RN Practice

April D. Matthias, MSN, RN, CNE, PhD Candidate, College of Nursing
November 29, 2010
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