A history of the Ohio State University Department of Surgery

Doctor Robert M. Zollinger wrote this piece prior to his death in 1992. He recounts the history of the Ohio State University Department of Surgery from the evolution of the Ohio State University College of Medicine to the years of the department's reorganization and growth after World War II.     

A brief history of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery had its origins in the Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association, which first were published in 1889. In 1903, the Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association, Volume 16, became the first volume of the American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, still under the sponsorship of the American Orthopedic Association. In 1919, the word American was dropped from the title and the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery became the official publication of the newly formed British Orthopaedic Association and the American Orthopedic Association. The name was changed to The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 1921. Shortly after the founding of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1933, The Journal became the official organ of the academy; however, ownership of The Journal remained with the American Orthopaedic Association. The British volume appeared in 1948. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery became an independent, not-for-profit corporation in 1954. The Journal, which continues to be a leader in the area of orthopaedic publication, began publishing the full text on compact disk in January 1992, the full text in electronic form through BRS/Saunders in 1995, and the full text on The Journal's website in December 1999.     

A brief history of the Medical Faculty, University of Cape Town.

Outstanding events in the history of the Medical School, University of Cape Town, include the establishment of a full faculty in 1920, the move of the teaching departments from the Gardens to Observatory in 1926/1928, the opening of the Groote Schuur Hospital in 1938, the signing of the joint agreement with the Cape Provincial Administration in 1951, and the tremendous growth and research activities since that time.