Duke University History of Medicine Collections

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History of Medicine

Hours
Tuesday - Friday	9:30 am - 12:30 pm
	1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday - Monday	Closed
Hours subject to change. Please call (919) 660-1144 before coming

Currently on Exhibit

The Doctor's Bag

A symbol of the medical profession for approximately 200 years, the doctor's bag has assumed a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles. On display in the Lower Lobby are examples of these bags and other instrument and medicine containers which predate them.

Glimpses into the Past

Duke Magazine's article on the History of Medicine Collections, "Charting the Mysteries of Health and Disease" by Bridget Booher, is now posted in Duke Today.

Osler Society Meeting

May 29th at 6:00 pm

The Osler Society of North Carolina will meet on Thursday, May 29th in the History of Medicine Reading Room on the Lower Level of the Duke University Medical Center Library.

The Rev. Dr. Sam Wells, Dean of the Duke Chapel, and Dr. Frank Neelon, President of the American Osler Society, will talk on Ethics, Professionalism, and Medicine.