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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

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Ohio State’s College of Medicine was established, beginning a century of leadership in medical research, education and patient care. William Means, MD, was the college’s first dean.

William Means, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, 1914-1916

LOOKING BACK WITH PRIDE

One hundred years ago, a group of forward-thinking central Ohioans recognized the value of integrating medical education with innovative research and science-based care. With that in mind, leaders at The Ohio State University opened our College of Medicine in 1914. Since that time, over 20,000 medical alumni have trained at Ohio State.

This book highlights our College of Medicine’s growth and achievements over the past century. Thank you for your gift. Your generosity and support will ensure that the College continues to thrive.19

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In 1915, Mabel Roe Codding Clovis became the first woman to graduate from Ohio State’s College of Medicine.

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Homeopathic Hospital, the first building on the medical center campus

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1916Columbus Children’s Hospital affiliated itself with Ohio State’s College of Medicine. In 1918, the two institutions entered an agreement to share talent and resources.

Senior Recitation Room in the Park Street property, used until the mid-1920s

Reading Room in the Park Street property, 1910s

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Verne Adam Dodd, MD, professor from 1914-1947 and namesake for Dodd Hall

Ohio State’s Board of Trustees took a visionary step by dedicating the area along Neil Avenue, between 10th and 11th avenues, as an expansion site for the College of Medicine. Ohio State went on to become one of the few campuses in the nation with medical research, education and patient care within walking distance of other world-class health and science research and education facilities. This proximity is a major contributor to interdisciplinary scholarship leading to medical discoveries.

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1930sDuring difficult economic times, there was a push to transform Ohio State’s hospital into a sole charity care provider.

Hamilton Hall and Starling-Loving Hospital, 1934

1933The Alpha Omega Alpha Gamma (AOA) Chapter was founded at Ohio State in 1933. AOA is the only academic honor medical society in the world.

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1940sIn response to World War II’s demand for more doctors, Ohio State’s College of Medicine established a two-year pathway to a medical degree.

Robert Zollinger, MD1940s

A surgical giant, Dr. Zollinger redefined surgery at Ohio State and was known for being as challenging to residents as he was kind to patients. Dr. Zollinger and his colleague Edwin Ellison, MD, identified Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a rare disorder that causes tumors in the pancreas and duodenum, and ulcers in the stomach and duodenum.

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Clotilde Bowen, MD1940s and 1950s

A trailblazer, Dr. Bowen was the first African-American female graduate of the college, the first African-American female physician in the U.S. Army, and the first African-American female colonel. She received the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit for her efforts to establish drug treatment centers and ease racial tension during the Vietnam War. She was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1974.

Charles Doan, MD 1940s and 1950s

A rock through tumultuous times for both the college and the country. Dr. Doan confirmed that humans can live without spleens and that splenectomies can cure certain blood disorders.

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University Hospital, 1951

1950sArthur G. James, MD, began a personal quest to create the first freestanding cancer center in the Midwest at Ohio State.

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Arthur G. James, MD1950s

Arthur G. James, MD, began a personal quest to create the first freestanding cancer center in the Midwest at Ohio State.

Bertha Bouroncle, MD 1950s through 1980s

Dr. Bouroncle was a pioneer in cancer research. In one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs ever recorded at Ohio State, she identified hairy cell leukemia and later helped develop an effective therapy for it.

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1960s

Richard Meiling, MD1960s

An innovator of air and space medical education, Dr. Meiling developed the first hospital-based helicopter rescue service in the United States.

Medical school class, 1960

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Aerial view of the medical center campus, 1964

Commencement, 1964

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Researchers developed the Hunt and Hess scale to classify the severity of a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

William Hunt, MD (1921–1999), neurologist and neurosurgeon, chaired the Division of Neurological Surgery from 1964 to 1989. Dr. Hunt was best known for the Hunt-Hess classification for weakened blood vessels in the brain, called intracranial aneurysms. Tolosa-Hunt syndrome was also named after him for his role in its discovery.

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James Warren, MD, displays the Heartmobile, 1969. The concept of rapid intervention in heart disease has been saving lives ever since.

Charles Meckstroth, MD; Howard Sirak, MD; and Karl Klassen, MD, 1960s.

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7 West Chart Rack Gathering, 1960s

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Henry Cramblett, MD, Dean1973–1980

1970s

Ernest Johnson, MD1970s through 2000s

A rehabilitation visionary, Dr. Johnson established the nation’s premier program in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ohio State. He also led the drive to make all of Ohio State wheelchair-accessible, a first for the country.

Ohio State began an innovative program of medical education based on independent study.

A three-year medical school curriculum spanned this period and then returned to a four-year curriculum in 1980. In 1973, a three-year and four-year class graduated from the College of Medicine.

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1971The building housing Ohio State’s School of Allied Medical Professions was completed. Ohio State opened its first helipad, allowing patients to arrive via helicopter.

1974Creative Living, an 18-apartment unit complex, opened just east of Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center for physically disabled adults as an alternative to skilled nursing facilities. Ernest Johnson, MD, was one of the founders. A second 16-unit building opened in 1986.

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Manuel Tzagournis, MD1980s and 1990s

From bachelor’s degree to fellowship, and from instructor to dean to leader of the Medical Center, Dr. Tzagournis was recognized as much for endocrinology as he was for being the face of medicine at Ohio State.

1980sBertha Bouroncle, MD1985

Bertha Bouroncle, MD, led an Ohio State team that developed a lifesaving drug (deoxycoformycin) protocol to treat hairy cell leukemia, a disease she identified in 1958.

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Bernadine Healy, MD1990s

Before becoming dean of the College of Medicine in 1995, Dr. Healy was the first woman admitted to Harvard’s cardiology program, the first female White House science-policy adviser and the first woman to direct the National Institutes of Health. There, she launched the Women’s Health Initiative, a $625 million study of the causes, cures and prevention of diseases that affect women.

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James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute under construction, 1980s

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Meiling Hall, 2004

2000sOhio State surgeons, already nationally known for leadership in minimally invasive procedures, were the first in North America to perform robotic surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System.

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Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, dean of the College of Medicine 2000–2006

2008The National Institutes of Health awarded a $34 million, five-year CTSA grant to The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital to fund the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. It was among the largest research grants in the University’s history.

2010Ground was broken on a major expansion of The Ohio State University Medical Center (now the Wexner Medical Center). The $1.1 billion revitalization of the research, education and patient care spaces, utilities, infrastructure and green spaces across our Medical Center campus was the largest expansion project in Ohio State’s history.

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A view of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and newly renovated Prior Health Sciences Library and Clinical Skills Lab, 2010s.

2010

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2012The state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Lab debuted in 2012.

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Students test iPads; the college envisions a near-term future wherein a medical student’s lessons, communications, research and clinical experiences are all centralized on the iPad.

2013When first-year students arrived on campus in the fall of 2013, they received something other than the traditional armful of textbooks—they received iPads.

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A medical student teaches high school students interested in the medical field, 2013

On August 21, 2013, orthopedic surgeon Christopher Kaeding, MD, performed one of the first live surgeries wearing Google Glass.

Current education leadership: Dan Clinchot, MD, vice dean for education; Joanne Lynn, MD, associate dean for Student Life; and John Davis, MD, PhD, associate dean for Medical Education.

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LOOKING FORWARD Today, more than 13,000 Ohio State medical alumni are making an impact globally in all areas of biomedical sciences and clinical care. Some 800 College of Medicine students work toward medical and research degrees through our innovative Lead.Serve.Inspire. curriculum each year. Driven by the singular purpose of improving the lives of others here and around the world, these students look forward to a healthier tomorrow for all.

We look back on our rich history with pride and are thankful for the support of so many people like you. It is our hope that the next 100 years will be just as successful as the first.

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