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  • Past as Prologue: Yellow Fever & COVID-19

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    12/2/20, 12-1 pm | An epidemic pandemic brings an illness with high fever and a 25% mortality rate yet city businesses refuse quarantine. Government, concerned with the country's morale during a divisive civil war, fails to act to avoid public panic and pull attention away from the war. 

  • Three Connecticut Physicians: A Window to Civil War Medicine

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    Thursday, December 8, 2022
    12:00 - 1:00pm 

    During the Civil War, over 110 Connecticut doctors served as recruit examiners, regimental and naval surgeons, contract physicians in Army hospitals, and as citizen volunteers caring for the sick and wounded to support the Union.

    Through a mix of ingenuity, skill, and humanity, these doctors excelled under extraordinary, harrowing circumstances. Join HMS Member, Dr. R. M. Bedard, as he discusses the service of three such heroes and how their examples highlight critical lessons from Civil War Medicine.

  • Civil War Naval Medicine through the Art of Dr. Charles E. Stedman

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    Thursday, December 15, 2022
    12:00 - 1:00pm 

    Over 110 Connecticut doctors supported the Union during the Civil War by serving as recruit examiners, regimental and naval surgeons, contract physicians, and citizen volunteers. Through a mix of ingenuity, skill, and humanity, these doctors excelled under extraordinary, harrowing circumstances.

  • Affiliate Event: Medical Humanities Tour of England

    England

    June 6-15, 2023 | London | Join the Worcester District Medical Society & Jon Baines Tours of London on their Medical Humanities and History of Medicine Tour covering some of the most beautiful cities...

  • HMS Lunchtime Webinar: How to Stay Off the DPH’s Radar with Dr. Robert Green

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    June 15, 2023 | Join us as we bring Dr. Robert Green to the webinar stage. He's an expert in physician pitfalls and will delve into the common ways doctors find themselves in hot water with the DPH. Prepare to uncover the secrets of avoiding potential disasters and safeguarding your professional reputation.

  • Spend some time with us at Hartford Theater Works to See Circus Fire

    Get tickets Here! It's July 1944. With the nation at war and a heat wave settling over the city, the residents of Hartford, Connecticut eagerly await the arrival of "The Greatest Show on Earth." Moments into the show, the unthinkable occurs -a fire that turns the big top into an inferno. In the minutes, hours…