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Discover the HMS perspective on the latest medical news and get a taste of the exciting history of medicine in Connecticut.

Tamika Blackburn

Dr. Tamika Blackburn Infuses Fresh Perspective, Inclusivity, and Mission-Oriented Work into HMS

Dr. Tamika Blackburn, MD, is not your average attending physician. She’s a force to be reckoned with, a trailblazer in her field, and a champion for change. With an impressive…

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Connecticut’s Greatest Humanitarian Inspires the HMS Awards

With nominations now open for the Hartford Medical Society’s 2023 Award Show, we are diving into the history of Horace Wells, the inspiration behind our inaugural Horace Wells Humanitarian Awards.  The Horace Wells Humanitarian Awards honor three…

Recognizing Our Past and Honoring Our Future: 2023 Award Celebration

Each year, the Hartford Medical Society brings the past and present together through webinars and educational events to honor Connecticut’s medical history. As we continue to preserve our past to…

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Reflection and Upward Momentum for 2023

DR. BERNARD KOSTO HMS, PRESIDENT  As we wrap up one year and transition to another, it’s important to reflect on the success the Hartford Medical Society achieved in 2022. We…

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How the Loving Cup Ushered in a New Era of Honoring HMS Members

Have you heard of The Loving Cup? The double-handled tankard made of solid silver has quite the backstory, with an interesting tie to one of today’s most prestigious jewelers.  When…

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HMS Scholarship Award

Since 2014, The Hartford Medical Society has proudly endowed a medical student scholarship through the UConn Foundation each year. Scholarships are given to first-year medical students and fellows, supporting the…

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HMS 2022 Annual Meeting Highlights

President Bernard Kosto welcomed nearly 70 attendees to the Hartford Medical Society’s 2022 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, at the beautiful Pond House Café in West Hartford.    Executive…

HMS Newsletter Summer 2022 Edition

A Message from Dr. Bernard Kosto As we emerge from the pandemic bubble into the world of coping with COVID-19 variants we march forward while staying safe, with programming, membership, and…

HMS Donates the Blanchard Book Lab to the Watkinson Library

In May 2015, the HMS Board of Directors voted to create an onsite book repair lab within the HMS Library for the purpose of restoring the Society’s current collections. The…

Hartford Medical Society Hosts Event Addressing Physician Burnout Featuring Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. May 4, 2022— The Hartford Medical Society (HMS) recently hosted a signature event, “Doctors Are Human Too,” at The Bushnell in Hartford, Conn., featuring the renowned physician, Dr. Ezekiel…

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HMS Newsletter Winter 2022 Edition

A Message from Dr. Bernard Kosto Since its founding in 1846, the Hartford Medical Society has managed, through bequests from members and families, to accumulate an impressive number of medical artifacts.…

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Notes on Pandemics and Vaccination

By Ira Spar, MD The American pandemic of Yellow Fever lasted 250 years, and neither its cause by virus nor transmission by mosquitoes was known. High fevers, severe jaundice, and…

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Independent Thinking on Independence Day

The evolution of clinical medicine that was true to empirical observations but was not mere empiricism, and simultaneously scientific, i.e., based on reproducible, objective measurements, both qualitative and quantitative, of…

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HMS Newsletter Summer 2021 Edition

A message from the HMS President, Dr. Bernard Kosto. Medicine has a long list of incredible inventions and life-changing discoveries brought about by accident. Serendipity cannot be left out of the mix when it comes to innovation in medicine.

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Gaudeamus igitur

It is that time of year again! Students, trainees, fellows – everyone at the end of her educational period of learning – is now preparing to “graduate,” a verb and…

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The Doctors Crary, Their Fund, & The Harford Medical Society

By David Crombie, M.D. For the past century, the Hartford Medical Society (HMS) has been one of seven beneficiaries of The Crary Fund, which was created in 1920, a year…

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Take a Walk through Hartford with Horace Wells, Founder of Anesthesia

Take a trip to the 19th century with famous Connecticut native and discoverer of anesthesia, Horace Wells, in a self-guided walking tour through Hartford. By visiting various landmarks in the…

Rx: A Botanical Mother’s Day Bouquet

by Richard Ratzan, M.D. Today marks my first blog on the HMS Library site. Like those of Jenny Miglus, Librarian of the HMS library, mine will be based on the…

The Demise of Private Practice (As We Knew It)

  by Al Herzog, MD Joe, a retired professional hockey player in his mid-50s, came to my office with his wife last week for his first appointment. He told a story…

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Supporting the Next Generation: The HMS Scholarship

Ryan Sullivan, from Manchester, Connecticut matriculated in the UConn School of Medicine in August 2019. Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology in 2015 from UConn. After graduating, Ryan…