Oct 16
DICP Event
The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine: Symposium 2
The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine
Symposium 2: Eugenics, Nazism, and the Journal
The Office of Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership (DICP) at Harvard Medical School (HMS), the Center for the History of Medicine at Harvard Countway Library, and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) present the second of three symposia, in conjunction with the ongoing NEJM series “Recognizing Historical Injustices in Medicine and the Journal.”
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., with lunch available beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Minot Conference Room (Room 506), Countway Library
Webinar link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/96863656861
Featuring authors of the NEJM series: Paul A. Lombardo, Joelle M. Abi-Rached, and Allan M. Brandt
Articles covered in Symposium 2:
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“Ridding the Race of His Defective Blood” - Eugenics in the Journal, 1906–1948 - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2307346
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Nazism and the Journal - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2307319
