A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America; Delivered at a Public Anniversary Commencement, Held in the College of Philadelphia May 30 and 31, 1765. With a Preface Containing . . . the Author's Apology for Attempting to Introduce the Regular Mode of Practising Physic in Philadelphia. SIGNED BY JOHN MORGAN. FIRST EDITION.

MORGAN, John [CLEGHORN, George]

Published by Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1765.

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vii, xxvi, 1 leaf ["A Synoptic view of the following DISCOURSE, to serve as an INDEX"], 63 pp. Recent full leather. Top of title page chipped. Text browned. Institutional ink stamp on verso of title page and on rear flyleaf. Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY JOHN MORGAN: "To/ Dr. Cleghorn/ from his most humble Serv [trimmed]/ John Morgan" (inscription is on a slip pasted to front flyleaf). Garrison-Morton 1766.500. "The first American publication on medical education. While studying medicine in Europe, Morgan conceived the idea of establishing a medical school in connection with the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) and proposed this scheme to the College's trustees after his return in 1765. His plan was immediately adopted, and Morgan became the founder of America's first medical school. At the College's annual commencement the same year, he delivered the present Discourse, an elaborate exposition on the nature and scope of medical education, its conditions in America, obstacles to medical study and reasons for the establishment of medical schools. He argued the need for separating the functions of physician, apothecary and surgeon. . . . Morgan's work was issued from the press of William Bradford, the pioneer colonial printer" (Norman 1549). Austin 1335. Guerra a-367. Heirs of Hippocrates 1019. Osler 3454. Seller Inventory # 16267

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Title: A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical ...

Publisher: Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1765.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition