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H. David Crombie, MD

Arch Surg. 2001;136:453-460.

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INTRODUCTION

In 1635, at the founding of Connecticut, there were no physicians in the state. The native Americans had their shamans, and the first colonists relied on their most educated men, the ministers of the churches. The era of the cleric-physician endured through colonial times. These individuals, with their degrees in divinity, their intellects, their libraries, and the respect of their followers, tended to the medical needs of their communities.¹

Jared Eliot (1685-1763), the last of the cleric-physicians in Connecticut, was a multitalented man, with interests in botany, iron-making, and agriculture. Born in Guilford, Conn, he graduated from Yale College, Killingworth, Conn, in 1706. The college rector, Abraham Pierson, who was also the pastor of the church in Killingworth, recommended that Eliot succeed him as pastor. He served in that role, preaching every Sunday, from 1707 until his death in 1763, while also practicing medicine. He fulfilled . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COLONIAL CONNECTICUT

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, A MEDICAL SCHOOL IS FOUNDED

THE FIRST HOSPITALS

BEAUMONT AND WELLS

CIVIL WAR

ANTISEPSIS TO ASEPSIS

THE GROWTH OF SURGERY AND HOSPITALS

VERDI, MURPHY, AND CUSHING

HARVEY AND OTTENHEIMER

CONNECTICUT PRESIDENTS OF NESS

A SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR CONNECTICUT

From the Connecticut Surgical Group, PC, Hartford.

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