International Museum of Surgical Science

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

Quotes and Marginalia from Inside the Woman Doctor’s Life

The saddest part of the culmination of any research or creative project is realizing how many pieces will be left out of the final whole—whether for reasons of focus, relevancy, or space. Finding books that actually gave voice to the experiences of women in medicine was rare enough, so it is extra difficult to have to choose to elide some from the final work. And so, I’d like to offer a sampling of quotations from inspiring women physicians alongside some peeks into the pages of the books otherwise locked up in the glass cases of the museum library. Continue reading Quotes and Marginalia from Inside the Woman Doctor’s Life

July 8, 2017July 16, 2017

Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

This is Gilead’s second major gift to the Museum this year. Gilead has supported previous HIV/AIDS advocacy related programming, including The Screening Room, and Then and Now: 35 Years of HIV/AIDS, and was the first sponsor to pledge support for the Museum’s forthcoming Gender Transition exhibit. Continue reading Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

July 7, 2017July 16, 2017

The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago donates to support the Museum’s forthcoming Gender Transition Exhibit

Gender development services at Lurie Children’s are outpatient services aimed at supporting the physical, mental and social health of patients and their families as youth progress through gender identity development. Continue reading The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago donates to support the Museum’s forthcoming Gender Transition Exhibit

June 29, 2017July 25, 2017

International Museum of Surgical Science to Develop Oncology Exhibit

Cancer is among the leading causes of mortality- responsible for over 8 million deaths a year worldwide. While its varied forms have plagued humanity throughout history, advances in health science over the last century shed new light on the causes and mechanisms of the disease. Continue reading International Museum of Surgical Science to Develop Oncology Exhibit

June 2, 2017July 3, 2017

Dr. Loren Schechter announced as Scientific Advisor on Gender Transition Exhibit

Dr. Schechter brings an extensive background and knowledge base in gender affirming surgical care, and will advise on the exhibit’s medico-surgical content. Continue reading Dr. Loren Schechter announced as Scientific Advisor on Gender Transition Exhibit

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

Kapsalis is the author of Jane Addams’ Travel Medicine Kit (Hull-House Museum), The Hysterical Alphabet (WhiteWalls) and Public Privates: Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the Speculum (Duke University Press). Along with John Corbett and Anthony Elms, she co-edited Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra, the Astro Black, and Other Solar Myths (WhiteWalls) and Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn, and Chicago’s Afro-futurist Underground (WhiteWalls) and co-curated the touring exhibition Pathways to Unknown Worlds. Continue reading Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

May 25, 2017July 16, 2017

Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit

The Florida-based wound healing and prevention network Healogics has pledged support for the exhibit Wound Healing: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Technology as a 2018 Sustaining Sponsor. Healogics is the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. Experts in Chronic Wound Healing. Using an evidence-based systematic approach to chronic wound healing, Healogics provides specialty wound care for an underserved and … Continue reading Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit