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Johns Hopkins Working Group on Population Migration and Disease
(Organized by the Institute for the History of Medicine with the Department of Infectious Diseases)
September 2005 - May 2006

The goal of this working group is to build interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration between public health and biomedical experts who focus primarily on health outcomes and social scientists who study the political, social, and economic processes that fuel large- and small-scale human migration, often with significant impact on health indicators.


Women, Health & Healing in Early-Modern Europe
(Organized by Professor Fissell)
April 21, 2006


Revisit our recent conferences:

Institute for the History of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center 'Witness Seminar'
(Organized by Dr. Krueger)

On March 18, 2005, the Institute for the History of Medicine and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center brought together a dozen investigators who have made significant contributions to laboratory and clinical cancer research at Johns Hopkins. By convening this small group of key individuals, the event documented the historical evolution of the Cancer Center and, more broadly, the history of Oncology at Johns Hopkins.


Putting History into Medicine
(Organized by Professor Fissell)

On March 8, 2003, the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins held a one day workshop on the teaching of the history of medicine in medical schools. What follows is a summary of the day's discussions, a few sample syllabi, and directions on how to join the listserv generated from our daylong conversation.


Drug Development for Alzheimer's Disease: Historical and Clinical Perspectives. An Interdisciplinary Conference.
(Organized by Professor Ballenger)

On March 26, 2004 in the Turner Auditorium of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, researchers, clinicians, and scholars from various disciplines met as part of the special 10th Anniversary Two-Day Update on the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.

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