The Big 4 of Johns Hopkins

Question 1

Who are the Big 4 of Johns Hopkins?

Answer 1

1. Welch
2. Halsted
3. Osler
4. Kelly

Question 2

What is important to know about Dr. Welch?

Answer 2

• the FIRST DEAN of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was also the founder of the Johns Hopkins School of HYGIENE and PUBLIC HEALTH.
• His research was principally in bacteriology, and he is the discovered Clostridium perfringens, the organism that causes GAS GANGRENE.

Question 3

What is important to know about Dr. Halsted?

Answer 3

• he emphasized strict ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE (brought about the LATEX GLOVE) during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered ANESTHETICS, and introduced several new operations, including the INGUINAL HERNIA repair and radical MASTECTOMY for breast cancer.

Question 4

What is important to know about Dr. Osler?

Answer 4

• he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall for bedside CLINICAL TRAINING and establishment of medical RESIDENCY. He was also known as a practical jokester.

Question 5

What is important to know about Dr. Kelly?

Answer 5

• he is credited with establishing GYNECOLOGY as a specialty by developing new surgical approaches to gynecological diseases such as the development of the cystoscope, Kelly Clamp, and forceps. He is also known for his fundamentalist CHRISTIANITY.