Willamette University College of Medicine is a former school of medicine that was part of
Willamette University
Willamette University is a private liberal arts college with locations in Salem and Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest college in the Western United States. Originally named the Oregon Institute, the school was an unaffiliated ...
. Founded in 1867 as the first medical school in
Oregon
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, the school relocated between
Portland
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and the main university campus in
Salem several times. The school was merged with the
University of Oregon
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's medical school in Portland in 1913. That school later became
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a
public research university focusing primarily on health sciences with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland, Oregon. The institution was founded in 1887 as the University of Oregon Med ...
.
History
In 1867, the College of Medicine was officially organized at Willamette.
The school opened with 24 students led by Dr. Horace Carpenter.
[1840-1990 Keepsake Edition: Willamette University. '']Statesman Journal
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'', October 26, 1990. For two years prior the school had been teaching
medicine
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.
[
] University president Joseph H. Wythe was one of the people credited with starting the school, but left due to internal faculty strife.
[Faculty Affairs at Medical College of the Pacific.]
Lane Medical Library. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. Wythe taught several classes as well, including hygiene and microscopy at the medical school.
Salem Online History. Retrieved on January 27, 2008. Wythe had attended
Philadelphia College of Medicine and graduated in 1850 before serving in the
Civil War
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.
[ In 1874, the school had 14 students and 11 professors. Women were attending the school of medicine by 1877. At this time the department was located in ]Waller Hall
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, then named University Hall.[
In 1880 the College of Medicine moved to Portland, but returned to the Salem campus in 1895 in a dispute over privileges at the hospital.][ The school returned to Waller Hall, and also used other buildings in the area.][ Then in 1906 the school moved into a ]new building
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on the northwest section of the campus.[ By 1909 the school had an enrollment of 29 and a staff of 16.]
Merger
On September 1, 1913, the College of Medicine officially merged with the University of Oregon's medical school.Portland, Oregon
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on the campus of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Alumni and faculty
* Otto Saly Binswanger, professor
* George H. Burnett, professor.
*William A Cusick, graduated in 1867.[Hines, Gustavus. ''Oregon and Its Institutions; Comprising a Full History of the Willamette University''. Carlton & Porter, 1868.]
*Melvin Clark George
Melvin Clark (or ''Clarke'') George (May 13, 1849 – February 22, 1933) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Oregon from 1881 to 1885.
Early life
He was born near Caldwell, Ohio to Presley and Mahala Nic ...
, professor.
* Rodney Glisan, professor.
*Daniel M. Jones, graduated in 1867.[
* Harry Lane (1855-1917), graduated in 1878.
*John L. Martin, graduated in 1867.][
*]Ross T. McIntire
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, (1889–1960), graduated in 1912John H. Mitchell
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(1835-1905), professor of medical jurisprudence.
*Dr. William B. Morse (1866-1944), graduated in 1891.
*Orlando Plummer
Orlando Pleasant Shields Plummer (April 13, 1836 – December 7, 1913) was an American physician and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he started practicing medicine in Illinois before moving to Portland, Oregon ...
(1836-1913), professor and dean.
*Levi L. Rowland
Levi Lindsey Rowland FRSE (September 17, 1831 – January 19, 1908) was an American educator and physician in the state of Oregon. A native of Tennessee, he served as the Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, president of what became Wes ...
(1831-1908), alumni, professor, and dean.
*Loyal B. Stearns
Loyal B. Stearns (May 2, 1853 – June 2, 1936) was an American politician, attorney, and jurist in Oregon. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Oregon, he became a lawyer and practiced in Portland. A Republican, he was a member of the Oregon ...
(1853-1936), alumni
*Dr. B.L. Steeves (1868-1933), alumni.
See also
* Oregon Institute
*Methodist Mission
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References
External links
Alumni
{{Colleges and universities in Oregon
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Defunct private universities and colleges in Oregon
Educational institutions established in 1867
1913 disestablishments in Oregon
1867 establishments in Oregon