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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Medical Journalism <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois 483Cation Duncan, Secretary <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Homeopathic Medical Association,was its editor. The Transactions <strong>of</strong> the Chicago Homeopathic Medical<strong>Society</strong> was published <strong>in</strong> New York <strong>in</strong> 1859; there was one issue, mostly <strong>of</strong>case reports. The Homeopathic Journal <strong>of</strong> Materia Medica, Chemistry andPharmacology appeared <strong>in</strong> 1867.The trends <strong>in</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e are frequently reflected <strong>in</strong> the chang<strong>in</strong>g fortunesand titles <strong>of</strong> the <strong>medical</strong> publications. The Chicago Medical Times appeared<strong>in</strong> 1869 under the editorship <strong>of</strong> Drs. John Form an and R. A. Gunn.Dr. Forman was dean <strong>of</strong> the faculty and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Anatomy and Cl<strong>in</strong>icalMedic<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> the Bennett College <strong>of</strong> Eclectic Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Surgery thatopened <strong>in</strong> Chicago <strong>in</strong> 1868. Dr. Gunn was Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Surgery <strong>in</strong> the sameschool. Successively the editors were Drs. R. A. Gunn, J. A. Hurlbut, A. L.Clark, W. H. Davis and P. Ell<strong>in</strong>gwood. The Chicago Medical Timesmerged <strong>in</strong>to the American Journal <strong>of</strong> Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Medic<strong>in</strong>e, which becameabbreviated <strong>in</strong>to Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Surgery <strong>in</strong> 1894. From 1894 to1905, it survived under the aegis <strong>of</strong> Dr. W. Abbott as the Alkaloidal Cl<strong>in</strong>ic,exist<strong>in</strong>g as the American Journal <strong>of</strong> Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Medic<strong>in</strong>e from 1906 to 1924and then for two more years as Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Medic<strong>in</strong>e.The Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Eclectic Medical <strong>Society</strong> Journal appeared as transactionspublished <strong>in</strong> Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield <strong>in</strong> 1883.The Chicago Medical Register and Directory, conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a directory <strong>of</strong>the <strong>medical</strong> colleges, hospitals, <strong>in</strong>firmaries, asylums, and charitable <strong>in</strong>stitutionstogether with <strong>medical</strong> and other scientific associations <strong>of</strong> the entirestate <strong>of</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, was published first <strong>in</strong> 1872 and then annually under thesupervision <strong>of</strong> the Chicago <strong>Historical</strong> <strong>Society</strong> with the cooperation <strong>of</strong> theIll<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong>. The editors <strong>of</strong> Volume 1 were Drs. T. D.Fitch and Norman Bridge; <strong>of</strong> Volume 2, Dr. A. R. Jackson; <strong>of</strong> Volume 3,Dr. D. W. Graham. From 1876 to 1887 it was the Chicago Medical Register,and from 1878 through 1879 the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical Register.A magaz<strong>in</strong>e called Lens appeared from 1872 to 1875. The HahnemanianAdvocate ran from 1873 through 1902.The Medical Register and Advertiser was published monthly under theeditorship <strong>of</strong> Dr. James I. Hale <strong>in</strong> Anna, Union County, Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, dur<strong>in</strong>g1875 and 1876.The Monthly Journal <strong>of</strong> the Southern Illifiois Medical Association wasestablished at Cairo, 1877, edited by Drs. C. W. Dunn<strong>in</strong>g and HoraceWardner.The Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Medical Recorder was published monthly under the auspices<strong>of</strong> the District Medical <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> Central Ill<strong>in</strong>ois from June, 1878 to May,1879. Its editor was Dr. R. E. Beach and the associates were Drs. F. Haller,Vandalia; W. J.Chenoweth, Decatur; T. D. Washburn, Hillsboro, and B.M. Griffith, Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield.

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