Saga of a Surgeon
Subtitle: The Life of Daniel Brainard, M.D., with Bibliography and Selected Papers
Publisher: Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine.
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Springfield, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Physicians; History, 18th Century; History of Medicine; Rush Medical College; Brainard, Daniel, 1812-1866--Biography.
Description: From the Rush University Medical Center Archives, Chicago, Ill. See webpage for more information:  [ http://rushu.libguides.com/rusharchives ]  The original Rush Medical College was founded by Daniel Brainard, M.D., in 1837 and closed in 1942. It was reestablished in 1969 and affiliated with Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital. This corporation became Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in 1969. Rush University was subsequently established in 1972, and came to include not only Rush Medical College, but also the College of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, and the Graduate College. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center changed its name to Rush University Medical Center in 2003.