EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 4pm (Eastern) George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities and Medicine "An Exploration of Gendered and Racialized Experiences at Central State Hospital, 1877-1910" presented by Caitlin Downey Caitlin Downey will be joining us to present a summary of her Masters thesis “Gendered and Racialized Experiences at Central State Hospital, 1877-1910,” in which she analyzes the treatment of African American patients at the former Central State Hospital during that time period. It examines the impact of scientific racism and institutionalized sexism on female African American patients’ diagnoses, medical treatment, and outcomes and analyzes the intersection of race and gender through the study of one African American woman who was a patient at the hospital from the 1890s until her death in 1909. Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 5:30pm Fall 2024 Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series "An Introduction to Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy" presented by Bradley Marchant, genetic genealogist with the Indiana State Police In this lecture, Mr. Marchant will discuss the evolution of genealogy from a past time to the powerful tool it is today in law enforcement.. He will outline the early history of genetic genealogy and some of the earliest cases and will share an example of a case in Indiana in which forensic genetic genealogy led to a conviction. Mr. Marchant will also discuss the methodology and future of this scientific advancement. ABOUT THE SPEAKER EVENT HANDOUT Handout for FIGG Class October 2024.pdf Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 2pm Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture and Annual Meeting "Base Hospital 32- Indiana's Medical Contribution to WWI" presented by Dr. William McNiece Join us for the 2024 Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture and Annual Meeting where William McNiece, MD will discuss the history of Base Hospital 32, the Indianapolis-sponsored World War I evacuation hospital in France. Dr. Bill McNiece is a life-long resident of Indianapolis with roots in southern Indiana. He is a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Indiana University School of Medicine and is a physician and practicing anesthesiologist. He serves as President of the Marion County Historical Society. His historical interests include anesthesia and anesthesiology history, local history and industrial history. |
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| 1st and 3rd Saturdays, June-September FREE Guided Tour of the Indiana Medical History Museum Medicinal Plant Garden Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6pm (Eastern) 2024 Lande Family Lecture “Waging War from the Medical Tent: Surgeon George C. Harlan and the Practice of 19th-Century Racial Discourse” presented by Jane E. Schultz, PhD Wednesday, April 10th at 5:30pm (Eastern)Spring Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series"Is This Going on My Permanent Record? How Stress Impacts the Human Skeleton"presented by Dr. Amandine Eriksen Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2pm, (Eastern)2023 Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture and Annual Members Meeting “Lessons from the Holocaust from a 2G: Personal, Professional, and Historical Reflections” presented by Dr. Alex Kor COVID-19 and Albert Camus's 1947 Novel The Plague, a panel discussion Moderator: Peg Brand Weiser, Discussants: Jane Schultz and Margaret E. Gray
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 6pm 2023 George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities & Medicine “Medical Care in Indianapolis During the Age of Jim Crow” presented by Leon E. Bates Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) The White Plague in Central Indiana, a continuing story presented jointly by the Indiana Medical History Museum and the Marion County Historical Society
1st and 3rd Saturdays June through September at 11am FREE Guided Tours of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden
Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6pm (Eastern) Das Narrenhaus and the Faces of Mental Illness presented by Russell Reed, MD
Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) 2023 Annual Lande Family Lecture The Doctor’s Dilemma, author talk with Daly Walker, MD
Forensic Dentistry, an Overview Spring Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series presented by Clay Stuckey, DDS Due to the sensitive nature of some of the images used, this event was not livestreamed or recorded. Monday, May 8, 2023 at 6pm (Eastern) "Exploring Hidden Hazards in Historic Houses & Collections" presented jointly by Indiana Medical History Museum, IUPUI Museum Studies Program, and IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) 2023 John E. Pless, MD Memorial Central State Circle Lecture “Hoosier Contributions to the United States Public Health Service” presented by Demetrius Cianci-Chapman, MPH, MSN, RN
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 2pm (Eastern) 2022 Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture & Annual Members Meeting Uncovering the Silenced Stories of Institutional Life: Suffering and Death at Indiana's Central State Hospital presented by Jeremy Wilson, PhD
Fall 2022 Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series Historical and Modern Anatomical Donation Practices No recording available.
Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:30pm (Eastern) 2022 George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities and Medicine A Mecca of Minds: St. Louis's Homer G. Phillips Hospital, Racial Segregation, and the Training of Black Medical Specialties presented by Ezelle Sanford III, PhD, Assistant Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University with panel including IMHM's Norma Erickson, Dr. Earle U. Robinson, Jr., and Rebecca Robinson |
To see a list of other past events, click here. |
