History of medicine

Reports and books published by the Wellcome Trust on various aspects of the history of medicine.

Medical Humanities Frontiers Meeting report This meeting in September 2009 launched the Trust's new Medical History and Humanities programme, identified important questions with respect t historical studies on medical sciences and health, and provided a forum to encourage networking. DownloadDownload report [PDF 248KB]
Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Programme
Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Programme As part of an ongoing process of policy development in the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Programme, the Trust undertook a review in 2000 of the history of medicine in the UK. 01/04/00 DownloadDownload report [PDF 330KB]
A Healthy Heritage Collecting for the Future of Medical History
A Healthy Heritage: Collecting for the Future of Medical History It is estimated that 80-90 per cent of all the scientists that there have ever been are alive and working today. These scientists produce a huge volume of published work in an ever-increasing number of scientific journals published in the biomedical science field. 01/02/99 DownloadDownload the full symposium proceedings [PDF 300KB]
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