Cecil Striker Lecture on Public Hospitals May 19
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions and the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine will host the Cecil Striker Society Annual Lecture Tuesday, May 19, in Kresge Auditorium.
Sponsored in part by UC Health, the evening will include a reception from 4 to 5 p.m. At 5, Dale Smith, PhD, will present "The History of Public Hospitals: Cornerstone of American Healthcare, with a focus on Cincinnati General Hospital (now UC Medical Center).
Smith is senior vice president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and chair of medical history in the F. Edward Hubert School of Medicine, USHUS.
Admittance is free. RSVP by Friday, May 15, to chhp@uc.edu or call 513-558-5120.
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