The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of History will be sponsoring a free lecture series entitled “Medicine and History: World leaders and events for the medically minded” on Wednesday evenings during March.
The series will be held in the Martha Bishop Room of the Landon Branch of the London Public Library from 7-8:30 p.m. each week.
Offering a variety of lectures and viewpoints from disciplines of history and science, the public will have the opportunity to discuss the global events as well as the leaders behind them featured throughout each presentation.
There is no requirement for pre-registration, seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Landon branch is located on 167 Wortley Rd. in Old South.
Admission is free of charge.
March 4 – The War to End All Wars and the Start of Modern Military Medicine
Jack Hyatt, History and Dr. Michael Rieder, Paediatrics
March 11 – FDR and Polio: New Deal, Old Disease
Tom Guinsburg, History and Dr. Simon Levin, Paediatrics
March 18 – Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson’s Black Children
Margaret Kellow, History and Dr. Sharan Goobie, Medical Genetics
March 25 – Stalin: Little Strokes, Big Trouble
Charles Ruud, History and Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, Clinical Neurological Sciences