The New York Academy of Medicine’s  Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health is pleased to announce its third annual NYAM History Night on April 8, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

Join us for an evening of short talks on topics in the history of medicine and public health presented by accomplished health professionals.

Barbara Berney, PhD, MPH- “Medicare and Hospital Desegregation"

Heather Butts, JD, MPH, MA - "Healers and Soldiers: African American Doctors and Patients During Civil War"

Karen G. Langer, PhD – “The Philospher's Swoon”

Jeffrey Levine, MD – “The Dark History of Dakin's Solution”

Peter Manu, MD, FACP – “The Birth of Cell Biology: George E. Palade at Rockefeller Institution, 1947-1953”

For additional information, please contact Donna Fingerhut at dfingerhut@nyam.org, 212-419-3645.