Medical Education for Women in St. Louis

The Benard Becker Medical Library Digital Collection with Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine maintains a web page focusing on medical education for women in St. Louis.

The Women's Medical College of St. Louis (opened in 1831) and the Woman's Medical College of St. Louis that was incorporated later in 1891 are noted. Links are also provided to historical sketches on the first women attending the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the Washington University School of Medicine.

Missouri Closed School Information

The Proprietary School Certification Program serves as the Missouri Department of Higher Education's clearinghouse for information about closed postsecondary schools.

Chapel Hill College, Missouri

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church Foundation and Archives maintains a page for Chapel Hill College that operated in Lafayette County, Missouri. The institution was originally founded as an academy in 1840 and closed in 1863 during the Civil War.

Ohio's Independent Colleges and Universities

Cradles of Conscience: Ohio's Independent Colleges and Universities offers a comprehensive overview of the history and development of institutions in the state. The book is available from the publisher, The Kent State University Press or you can find used copies at reasonable prices. The book was edited by James A. Hodges, James H. O'Donnell, and John William Oliver and was published in 2003.

Defunct Black Medical Schools

"The Forgotten History of Defunct Black Medical Schools in the 19th and 20th Centuries and the Impact of the Flexner Report" from Earl H. Harley's presentation at the Hinton-Gladney Lecture before the Otolaryngology Section of the National Medical Association, Dallas, TX, August 6,2006 is available from the Journal of the National Medical Association, VOL. 98, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 2006.

A list of the defunct institutions mentioned follows:
1. Lincoln University, 1870-1874, Oxford, PA
2. Straight University Medical Department, 1873-1874, New Orleans, LA
3. Leonard Medical School Shaw University, 1882-1918, Raleigh, NC
4. New Orleans University Medical College(Flint Medical College), 1889-1911, New Orleans, LA
5. Louisville National Medical College, 1888-1912, Louisville, KY
6. Hannibal Medical College, 1889-1896, Memphis, TN
7. Knoxville College Medical Department, 1895-1900, Knoxville, TN
8. Knoxville Medical College, 1900-1910, Knoxville, TN
9. State University Medical Department, 1899-1903, Louisville, KY
10. Chattanooga National Medical College, 1899-1904, Chattanooga, TN
11. University of West Tennessee College of Physician and Surgeons, 1900-1923, Jackson, TN; 1900-1907,
Memphis, TN; 1907-1923
12. Medico-Chirurgical and Theological College of Christ's Institution, 1900-1908?, Baltimore, MD

Sheldon Jackson College #6

Ed Ronko reports that the core campus of the former Sheldon Jackson College is being transferred to the Sitka Fine Arts Camp on February 1st. The arts camp runs programs for 500 students every summer. The article includes details on campus buildings and issues with deferred maintenance.