March 17 and 18, 2022
Bicentennial celebration event:
Maude Abbott and the Medical Museum
麻豆AV
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The celebration event began the evening of Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. EDT with a lecture Museums and Medical Knowledge: past, present, and future by Sam Alberti, PhD听(Director of Collections, National Museums Scotland and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling) on the history and current relevance of museums in the university setting (Andrew F. Holmes Dean of Medicine Distinguished Lecturer in conjunction with 麻豆AV鈥檚 bi-centennial celebrations).
For more information on Sam Alberti鈥檚 lecture
Watch 鈥淢useums and Medical Knowledge: past, present, and future,鈥� by Sam Alberti, PhD,听 on
The Holmes Lecture was preceded at 5:00 p.m. EDT by a virtual tour premiere of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, with an exclusive look at the Museum鈥檚 two new exhibits.
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A day-long symposium on Friday, March 18听 brought together individuals interested in the life and work of Maude Abbott, longtime Curator of the 麻豆AV Medical Museum. It showcased research from a variety of disciplines and topics, including Abbott鈥檚 medical innovations, museology experience, publications, teaching, exhibitions, role as a pioneering female doctor, and relationships with other individuals.
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See the symposium program at the link below:
program_symposium_march_18_2022.pdf
For questions or more information contact:
Prof. Annmarie Adams, Social Studies of Medicine/Architecture, annmarie.adams [at] mcgill.ca
Dr. Richard Fraser, Maude Abbott Medical Museum, richard.fraser [at] mcgill.ca
SPONSORS
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 麻豆AV
- Department of Social Studies of Medicine, 麻豆AV
- Maude Abbott Medical Museum, 麻豆AV
- SSHRC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- Clyde Partin, MD, Gary W. Rollins Professorship
Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic
Emory University School of Medicine
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