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CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S LANDMARK INSTITUTIONThe
fascinating true story of Brigham and Women's Hospital Founded in
1913, the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital was the first medical
institution since John Hopkins to foster clinical clerkships of
medical students in the environment of a modern residency program.
Forging a partnership with Harvard Medical School, the Brigham
would become a major innovator in clinical research, implementing a
new educational model that would inspire other hospitals for
generations to come. In 1980 the Brigham merged with two other
Boston medical institutions boasting their own profoundly important
histories, the Boston Hospital for Women and the Robert Breck
Brigham Hospital, to become Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).
This rich and insightful account brings this remarkable story to
life: the milestone achievements, medical breakthroughs, and
personal dedication that have made BWH a world-class leader in
academic medicine. The Teaching Hospital includes: A comprehensive
history of BWH, from its continued commitment to medicine,
education, and compassionate care to its ongoing leadership in
transforming science-driven healthcare today. A compendium of BWH's
famous firsts, including the nation's first maternity ward, the
first in-vitro fertilization, the first successful human organ
transplant, New England's first coronary care unit, and most
recently, the first full-face transplant, as well as cutting-edge
research in stem cells, systems biology, and bioengineering. A
celebration of Brigham's luminaries and landmarks, from pioneers
like Dr. Harvey Cushing, the father of modern neurosurgery, Dr.
Bernard Lown, Nobel Peace Prize winning cardiologist, and Paul
Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, to the hospital's
milestone breakthroughs in radiology, arthritis, transplant
surgery, immunology, women's health, community health, and more.
With invaluable contributions from medical historians and doctors,
this essential volume provides an in-depth history of the
institution. Here is the evolution of BWH in all its dimensions:
its reputation as an education and clinical innovator, its role in
fostering groundbreaking biomedical research, its ties to the local
community as well as to the nation and the world, its financial and
administrative growth across the decades, the personalities who
have made BWH famous, and the fascinating inner life of the
hospital. Filled with stories of profound commitment, critical
analysis, and behind-the-scenes details, the book celebrates the
Brigham's history in both a medical and cultural context.
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