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Making the Case for History in Medical Education

September 13, 2018 Circulating Now

David S. Jones, MD, PhD will give the annual James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2 P.M. EST at the

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The History of Race in Randomized Controlled Trials

February 18, 2015 Circulating Now

Laura E. Bothwell spoke today at the National Library of Medicine in recognition of African American History Month on “The History of Race in Randomized

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How To… Kill Animals Humanely

October 22, 2014 Circulating Now

By Michael Sappol Is empathy innate? Are we all born with the ability to identify with the emotions of others, to feel someone else’s pain?

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Dr. Swan writes from Normandy, 1944

June 6, 2014 Circulating Now

On June 6, 1944, among the troops that waded onto the Normandy beaches were over 40 U.S. surgical teams. Dr. Henry Swan described his experience…

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