Subject: Re: Medical Schools From: Steven J. Coker Date: May 11, 1999 [email protected] wrote: > What medical schools were in existance in Charleston, S.C. in 1850? The Medical University of South Carolina http://www.musc.edu/history.html The Medical University of South Carolina has served the citizens of South Carolina since 1824. It has expanded from a small private college for the training of physicians to a state university with a medical center and six colleges for the education of a broad range of health professionals, biomedical scientists and other health related personnel. College of Medicine The Medical College of South Carolina was incorporated in December 1823 as a private institution of the Medical Society of South Carolina. The faculty bore full responsibility for the college until 1913 when the state assumed ownership of the school. The Medical College opened in 1824 with a faculty of seven Charleston physicians and 30 students. The first students graduated on April 4, 1825. The institution has served continuously since its founding, except for a four-year cessation during the Civil War. Following the Civil War, the college was reorganized and continued to operate -- at one point with as few as two students. The 1909 Flexner Report noted that there were 34 faculty, all part time, and 213 students whose fees were the only support of the school.... College of Pharmacy By faculty resolution, resulting in an amendment to the charter in 1881, the Medical College created a Department of Pharmacy that was, like its mother institution, the first of its kind in the South. The School of Pharmacy was organized in 1882, discontinued after two years, then resumed on a permanent basis in 1894, offering the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy (Ph.G.).... College of Nursing A two-year training course for nurses was started in 1884 in Roper Hospital. In 1919, the Roper Training School for Nurses was incorporated into the Medical College of South Carolina, expanded to a three-year diploma program. In 1966, the School of Nursing began to phase out the three-year program and established a four-year baccalaureate program leading to the B.S. in Nursing.... MUSC Medical Center The Medical College of South Carolina was one of the first medical schools in the United States to establish, in 1834, an infirmary specifically for teaching purposes. In the 1840s the college also entered into agreements for clinical training opportunities at the Poorhouse, the Marine Hospital, and the local "dispensary." In 1856, Roper Hospital was opened, and for 100 years Roper was the Medical College's primary teaching hospital.... ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |