The Medical Education of William Brooks Bigler (1863)
Authors: Suzanne M. Shultz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Medical Writings1 September 1998The Medical Education of William Brooks Bigler (1863)Suzanne M. Shultz, MASuzanne M. Shultz, MAYork Hospital; York, PA 17405Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-5-199809010-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail William Brooks Bigler was born on 6 October 1833 in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, he was one of the first to volunteer for the defense of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Confederate invasion and was stationed at Camp Curtin for a few weeks. He read medicine under his brother-in-law, Dr. B.F. Porter [1], entered Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1863, and graduated on 10 March 1865. No copies of his doctoral thesis, entitled “Specific Remedies,” are available. After beginning medical practice in East Prospect, Bigler moved to Wrightsville, returned to East Prospect, ...References1. Obituary. York Gazette and Daily. 2 April 1915. Google Scholar2. Gibson J. History of York County Pennsylvania. Chicago: FA Battey; 1866. Google Scholar3. Obituary. JAMA. 1915; 64:1343. Google Scholar4. Packard FR. History of Medicine in the United States. New York: Hoeber; 1931. Google Scholar5. Radbill SX. Samuel Henry Dickson; pioneer southern medical educator. Ann Med Hist. 1942; 4:382-9. Google Scholar6. Rothstein WG. American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century: From Sects to Science. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1972. Google Scholar7. Rothstein WG. American Medical Schools and the Practice of Medicine: A History. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 1987. Google Scholar8. Wood G. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine. Philadelphia: Grigg Elliott; 1849. Google Scholar9. Flint A. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea; 1866. Google Scholar10. Smith DC. Quinine and fever: the development of the effective dosage. J Hist Med Allied Sci. 1976; 31:343-67. Google Scholar11. Flexner A. Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching Bulletin. 1910; 4:1-346. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: York Hospital; York, PA 17405Acknowledgments: The author thanks Charles E. Letocha, MD, of York and David A. Smith, MD, of Harrisburg for reading the manuscript and offering suggestions and Steve Moyer for invaluable assistance with photography.Corresponding Author: Suzanne M. Shultz, Director of Library Services, York Hospital, 1001 South George Street, York, PA 17405; e-mail, [email protected] PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1998Volume 129, Issue 5Page: 426-430KeywordsDrugsFeversHemorrhageInflammationLesionsMalariaMedical educationQuinineTyphoidTyphus ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 September 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...