Medicine in Maryland: The Practice and the Profession, 1799-1999 [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

~ Ms. Jane Eliot Sewell (Author) "On the morning of April 9, 1793, William Faris woke up with pains in his hip..." (more)
Key Phrases: chirurgical faculty, regular medical profession, anatomical school, University of Maryland, United States, New York (more...)

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"A well-crafted story of medicine in Maryland." -- Diane Hamilton Ph.D. R.N. Nursing History Review

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"Sewell's work is especially noteworthy for its breadth. She rightly starts with the assumption that health and medical care should include as many different types of practitioners as possible, not only sectarians but pharmacists, dentists, and nurses. She covers public health as well, something not necessarily done in older, more hagiographic histories of state medical heroes." -- Margaret Humphreys, Duke University

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition (June 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801861276
• ISBN-13: 978-0801861277
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #315,349 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent scholarship from a truly great historian, September 20, 2002

By	PARTHO ROY "Sir Fopling" (Tampa, Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jane Sewell, who unfortunately died earlier this year (with a glowing obituary in THE SUN), was one of the best historians Maryland has ever had. Her ability to combine brevity with comprehensiveness shines nowhere better than in this volume on Maryland's 200 year history in American medicine.

Ms. Sewell touches on all aspects of the state's medical history, from the heyday of Baltimore medicine (which, thanks to Johns Hopkins and UM, continues to this day) to the impoverished conditions of the state's western and southern fringes. The grand scope of this book is executed with such mastery of content, voice, and detail that I would not hesitate to call this one the most outstanding histories of medicine ever written. I found the chapters both informative and inspiring, and advise any person studying or practicing medicine in the Free State to secure a copy for his or her library.