Iris and Gerald B. Cantor Ambulatory Surgery Center was dedicated on May 11, 1987. The center, which resides on the 9th floor of the Baker Building, was renovated in 2004. Above are Iris and Gerald B. Cantor at the dedication ceremony in 1987. Photo by Trudeau Studio.
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Wednesday, May 9. 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments at 4:45)
Selma Ruben Conference Center, Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Avenue
New York, NY
Lawrence Finer, Ph.D., is the Director of Domestic Research for the Guttmacher Institute. His current work focuses on estimating unintended pregnancy at the national and state level. He has authored work on premarital sex, women's reasons for seeking abortion, multiple sexual partnerships and risk for sexually transmitted diseases, the services provided by U.S. family planning agencies and clinics, men's reproductive health, and the timing of first family planning visits. Dr. Finer serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Family Planning and the Board of Associate Editors of the journal Contraception.
The Heberden Society, which seeks to promote an interest in the history of medicine, was founded in 1975. With funding from the Weill Cornell Medical College Office of the Dean, the society presents a series of lectures during each academic year.
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The Medical Center Archives presents an encore exhibit on George Papanicolaou, the developer of the Pap Smear, in the York Avenue Lobby. This year marks the 50th anniversary of George Papanicolaou's death on Feburary 18, 1962. For more information, please see our earlier blog postings.
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Psychiatry at NYPH-WCMC 1791-2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012. 5 p.m.
Weill Cornell Medical College
1300 York Avenue
Uris Faculty Room (A-126)
Dr. Wilson will present a narrative history with photographs of the department of psychiatry, from its origins in 1791 at the first New York Hospital to the present day.
Dr. Peter G. Wilson is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Attending Psychiatrist. He has spent his entire career of over 50 years at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The Heberden Society, which seeks to promote an interest in the history of medicine, was founded at the medical center in 1975. With funding from the WCMC Office of the Dean, the society sponsors a series of lectures during each academic year.
Please join us for Dr. Wilson's lecture on March 20.
Save the date for the final Heberden Society lecture of the academic year:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 5 p.m.
Dr. Lawrence B. Finer, Director of Domestic Research, Guttmacher Institute
The Harry Gold Papers have now been processed and the finding is available at our website on our personal papers page.
Dr. Harry Gold was an pioneer in the use of digitalis glycosides for the treatment of cardiac failure. Seventy five years ago, Drs. Gold, Kwit, and Otto developed the double blind controlled method using placebos for testing drugs. In a double blind study, the clinical trial is conducted with both the researchers and patients not knowing who is in the control group and who is in the drug group until after the clinical trial data has been collected.
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The Weill Greenberg Building at 1305 York Avenue turned 5 years old in January. It opened on January 26th and is the college's first clinical services building. The building was named for Maurice Greenberg and Sanford I. Weill who are major benefactors of the medical center. As well as clinical and research space, the building also houses the Clinical Skills Center, where students can practice clinical skills on "actor" patients and the Mrya Mahan Patient Resource Center,
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In September, our medical center will be 80 years old. In the course of the year, we will featured anniversaries of milestones or events at the medical center. Here is a picture of the medical center in the 1930s. For more information about the history of the medical center, please visit our 75th Anniversary Exhibit on our website.
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Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Director, Institute of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Providence Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina
Medical Professionalism for Generations X,Y and Z: Does William Osler’s “Master-Word in Medicine” (that is ‘Work’) Still Ring True?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:00 pm
Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue
Uris Faculty Room (A-126)
Dr. Bryan’s lecture will be the winter 2012 Heberden Society Lecture, as well as the third in the Division of Medical Ethics Seminar Series, “Medical Ethics as Seen through the History of Medicine”.
Charles S. Bryan is Director of the Institute of Internal Medicine and Family Practice at Providence Hospitals, Columbia, South Carolina; and Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine Emeritus at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where he served as chair of the Department of Medicine and director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. His extensive publications deal mainly with infectious diseases, medical history, and medical biography. His awards include the William Osler Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine, the Theodore E. Woodward Award of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Osler Society, and the Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award of the American College of Physicians, of which he is a Master. A 1967 graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he is a past president of the American Osler Society and continues to have an active clinical practice as an infectious diseases consultant.
The Heberden Society, which seeks to promote an interest in the history of medicine, was founded at the medical center in 1975. With funding from the Office of the Dean, the society sponsors a series of lectures during each academic year.
The Division of Medical Ethics Seminar Series is a CME activity.
A CME activity:
Target Audience: Weill-Cornell physicians in medical ethics, other interested physicians and health care providers, and students.
Course Objectives: This CME activity is intended to lead to improved patient care and safety based upon an assessment of gaps in physician knowledge, competence and performance. By the conclusion of this series, physicians should learn new content relevant to their practice that informs and thereby improves the clinical care they provide.
CME Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement: Weill Cornell Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Weill Cornell Medical College designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty Disclosure: It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medical College to adhere to ACCME Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
WCMC CME activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias. If you feel this is not the case, please call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 212-746-2631 to anonymously express any concerns.
Dr. Bryan has nothing to disclose and does not intend to discuss off-label or investigational use of products or services.
Course Director, Dr. Joseph Fins and the Planning Committee: Cathleen Acres, Kerrine Carter, and Maritza Montalvo have nothing to disclose.
Independent Clinical Reviewer: N/A
WCMC does not accept industry support for any regularly scheduled series. Any exceptions to this are approved by the CME Committee, and will be disclosed prior to this presentation.WCMC is accessible for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Participants with special needs are requested to contact the Office of CME at 212.746.2631.
Evaluations for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) are conducted periodically throughout the year. If you have questions or concerns regarding the content or presentation of these sessions (including any apparent conflict of interest), please contact Kerrine at 212-746-4246.
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Happy Holidays from the staff of the Medical Center Archives. We will be closed on December 23, December 26, and January 2nd. Enjoy the scene of the Cornell University-New York Hospital School of Nursing's Candlelight Ceremony, ca. 1940s.
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Please try out this excellent resource.
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Enjoy this image of the New York Hospital Training School for Nurses Class of 1924 Thanksgiving Dance, held on November 28, 1922.
The Medical Center Archives will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24-25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return on Monday, November 29.
We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.
]]>An exhibit featuring items from the Philip Reichert papers is now on display in Weill Cornell Medical College main lobby at 1300 York Avenue. Documents, ephemera, and photographs highlight Dr. Reichert's interest in medical devices, the Reicherts' ties to Cornell, and his role in the American College of Cardiology. The exhibit marks the occasion of the 110th anniversary of Mrs. Reichert's birth on November 11, 1901.
Dr. Reichert had a keen interest in the history of medicine, and was fascinated with historic medical devices. He began collecting diagnostic instruments soon after his graduation from medical school in 1923, and spent several decades building his collection and restoring the devices to their original working condition. His collection of diagnostic devices had been on display in the Wellcome Exhibition Galleries (1942-1945) and the Smithsonian Institution (1956-1964) prior to Dr. Reichert's donation of the collection to the Weill Cornell Medical College in 1972. The Philip Reichert Collection of Historic Diagnostic Instruments is on permanent display in the Uris Faculty Room.
In 1949, Dr. Reichert was a founding member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), which had its roots in the New York Cardiological Society. Some of the early meetings of the ACC took place in the Reicherts' Manhattan apartment and Happy took notes. Philip Reichert served as executive director of the ACC from 1952-1962. Among the Reichert papers in the Medical Center Archives are comprehensive records of the ACC, including minutes and early documents from the organization's beginning.
Helen "Happy" Faith Keane Reichert had a long and fascinating career. She founded the Round Table of Fashion Executives in 1949, as a means to give women a greater voice within the fashion industry. In 1951, she hosted a television talk show, "FYI: The Helen Faith Keane Show," that won the McCall's Magazine Golden Microphone Award for outstanding broadcasting service to women. She was a professor of costume history at New York University from 1947 to 1977.
Philip and Happy Reichert both had strong ties to Cornell University and to the Medical College. Philip graduated from the Cornell University Medical College in 1923 and achieved the top score on the National Medical Board examination that year. Happy graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1925 and, until her recent passing in September, was the oldest living Cornell alumna.
The Reicherts were generous donors to the Medical Center Archives and to the Weill Cornell Medical College.
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This weekend we had a small early storm that caused hectic in the metropolitan area. The image above shows the blizzard of 1947, a record breaking storm that hit New York on Christmas 1947 dropping 26.6 inches of snow. This scene of York Avenue was taken by Farrington Daniels, who became the chief of the Division of Dermatology at the medical center.
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The archives is under the Weill Cornell Medical College Library. This week they had the opening of their 21st Medical Center Complex Art Show. Above is a picture of the Art Show held in 1991.
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The Roy Bonsnes, PhD (1909-1993) Collection has been recently processed by Queens College, intern, Lisa Bocchimuzzo. The collection includes correspondence, research notes, and publications written by Dr. Bonsnes, who has a chemist at the New York Hospital and on the biochemistry faculty of Cornell University Medical College, from 1943-1980.
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