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Establishment of BUSM and Affiliated Hospitals on the Medical Campus

This article discusses the establishment and growth of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and its affiliated hospitals, including the New England Female Medical College (NEFMC), Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, Boston City Hospital, and the Boston VA Health Care System. It also highlights the bequests of Maria Antoinette Evans and the vision for clinical research in the Evans Department of Clinical Research. The article includes notable faculty appointments and the payor mix for Boston Medical Center.

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Establishment of BUSM and Affiliated Hospitals on the Medical Campus

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  1. Establishment of BUSM and Affiliated Hospitals on the Medical Campus 1848 New England Female Medical College founded 1855 Mass. Homeopathic Hospital founded (1918 Mass. Memorial Hosp.; 1965 University Hosp.) 1866 Boston City Hospital founded 1873 NEFMC merges with BU to become Boston University School of Medicine

  2. New England Female Medical College Becomes BUSM • 1873 Group of 7 MD’s led by Israel Tisdale Talbot expulsed from Mass. Med. Soc. for practicing homeopathy • 1873 Talbot negotiates transfer of NEFMC to Boston University • 1873 Talbot appointed Dean, BUSM (tenure 1873-1897) • 1886 BUSM students allowed to train at BCH under supervision of “regular” physicians • BUSM drops association with homeopathy • 1930 BU Medical Service is established at BCH

  3. Robert Dawson Evans

  4. The Bequest of Maria Antoinette Evans • 1910 Original gift to fund first building (opened 3/6/1912) • 1912 $60,000 for endowment • 1913 $100,00 added to endowment • 1918 Securities of unspecified value added • on Mrs. Evans’ death

  5. The Evans Department of Clinical Research should combine clinical research, research training, and public education • Clinical research, clinical care, and teaching should be closely interrelated • Hospital beds for patient care should be directed by researchers • Laboratories should be restricted to research activities Mrs. Evans’ Vision Regarding her Bequests

  6. Directors of the Evans Memorial

  7. Chester Keefer, M.D.

  8. Evans 11912 Evans 21942 Evans 31971

  9. Robert Wilkins, M.D. – Hypertension/Cardiology Franz Ingelfinger, M.D. – Gastrointestinal Diseases Charles Burnett, M.D. – Metabolic Diseases Francis Lowell, M.D. – Pulmonary Diseases Louis Weinstein, M.D. – Infectious Diseases Joseph Ross, M.D. – Radioisotopes Arnold Relman, M.D. – Renal Diseases Charles Emerson, M.D. – Hematology Dr. Chester Keefer’s Core Faculty

  10. Hollander W, Wilkins RW. Chlorothiazide: a new type of drug for the treatment of arterial hypertension. Boston Medical Quarterly 1957; 8(3):69-75. Wilkins RW, Hollander W, Chobanian AV. Chlorothiazide in hypertension. Studies on its mode of action. Annals NY Acad Sci 1958;71:473. Freis ED, Wilson, IM. Potentiating effect of chlorothiazide (Diuril) in combination with antihypertensive agents. Preliminary report. Med Assoc District of Columbia 1957;26:468. Freis ED. Chlorothiazide in hypertensive and normotensive patients. Ann NY Acad Sci 1958;71:450.

  11. Selected Faculty Appointments during the Wilkins Tenure

  12. Special Article Annual Discourse – The Boston City Hospital: A Tale of Three “Cities” Ephraim Friedman, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine 1973; 289:503-506

  13. Boston VA and BU Medical Service • Affiliation of VA with BUSM, HMS and TUSM in 1952 • Merger of VA facilities in 1998 to create Boston VA Health Care System. • The VA is a key institution for the education of BUSM medical students and residents and helps support more than 100 BUSM faculty. • Major BUSM research programs exist currently at the VA

  14. Payor Mix for Boston Medical Center (1996 projected)

  15. Growth of Faculty in the Evans Department of Medicine

  16. Professors, Department of Medicine

  17. Section Chiefs, Department of Medicine

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