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Timothy R. Billiar, MD; Andrew B. Peitzman, MD
Pittsburgh, Pa

Arch Surg. 2004;139:466-468.

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The School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh began as the Western Pennsylvania Medical College and graduated its first class of physicians in 1887. In the 1890s, the medical college became affiliated with the Western University of Pennsylvania, which had originated as the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787. Thus, the roots of the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (hereafter called University of Pittsburgh) make it one of the nation's oldest academic institutions. The Western University of Pennsylvania was renamed the University of Pittsburgh in 1908. Most of the clinical teaching in the first half of the 20th century was provided by volunteer or part-time faculty. However, by the end of World War II active planning for a major change was initiated with the encouragement and assistance of the Mellon family. The university accepted the concept of a university health . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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