2 History of Osteopathy Flashcards
AMA declares it unethical for MDs to associate with DOs, labeled them “cult”
1922
Still was elected to what in 1857?
Kansas Legislature (active in anti-slavery movement)
1864: What did three of Still’s Children die from and what did another die of 1 month later?
spinal meningitis and pneumonia
Medications common during mid 1800s (before osteopathy)
Alcohol, Mercury, Calomel, Morphine, Cocaine, Purgatives, Cathartics
Who was the first flag officer in the medical corps of military service?
Rear Admiral Louis H. Eske DO - 1983
Who was the Past Surgeon General fo the Army?
Lt. General Ronald R. Blank DO (1996-2000)
Father of Antiseptic Surgery
Reduced surgical mortality from 45% to 15%
Joseph Lister
What year were first DOs accepted for residency training in Canada by University of Alberta (cardiology) and Univeristy of Calgary (Family Practice)?
1986
California public referendum prohibited granting of new licenses to DOs in the state
California Incident 1961
What year did Still’s wife Mary Margaret die? (leaving him with 3 children - two died within days of birth)
1859
Used UV light in medicine
Nils Finsen
DOs accepted as equal to MDs in military
1963
Osteopathic Woman’s National Association (OWNA) forms
1920s
What year does DO profession mount efforts to gain federal recognition and rights to serve in military?
1917
First female dean of medical college (MD or DO) at Ohio University (1993-2001)
First osteopathic physician to win Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
2001: VP of New York Institute of Technology Health and Sciences and Medical Affairs
2002: Dean of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
(Elder) Sister to Diana Ross
Barbara Ross-Lee
KCCOS changes its name to what?
University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
1980
How old was AT Still when he made a rope swing to treat a headache?
10 years old
First approval for Osteopathic residencies (71 positions approved, 37 filled)
1947
California incident was catalyst for what?
Opening of College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Obtaining full practice rights in all 50 states
1977
What year did Missouri grant DO licensure?
1897
What percent of the 11,118 cases of influenza and 513 cases of PNA resulted in death from osteopathic care?
0.25%
First female graduate from KCCOS (KCU) in 1917
Medical curriculum changed to 4 years the next year so she returned to complete another year and graduated 1918
Joined KCU faculty in 1919 and taught gynecology and pediatrics (Retired in 1981 at age 92)
Mamie Johnston 1889-1986
First inspection and approval of Osteopathic hospitals for internships (18 hospitals - 81 programs)
1936
AOA Chartered a new group (name?) in California for those who wanted what?
This was the start of a long court battle not resolved until when?
California Supreme Court ruling?
Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California (OPSC); Those who wished to retain DO degrees
1974
Licensing of DOs must be resumed
National Osteopathic Women Physicians Association (NOWPA) established
1988
The name of the Committe in 1955 as part of AMA that inspects Osteopathic colleges recommends removal of “cult” label
Cline Committee
Postulated that disease spread from person to person by “seeds”
Thucydides 460-400BC