The Duval County
Medical Society is
Celebrating 150 Years in Service to the
Community
Celebrating 150 Years
Volume 55, Number 1 It's with great
thanks that we acknowledge the grant from BlueCross BlueShield of Florida
Cover photography graciously provided by Gordon Ira, MD. (More information on Dr. Ira's work is available on the Web at www.gordonira.com.)
Additional research assistance, proofing, and editorial encouragement by Bonnie Burton. Issue design and contemporary narratives/photography by Alyn Wambeke unless otherwise noted.
All pages are in PDF format
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From the Editor's Desk
A. Allen Seals, MD, Editor in Chief -
From My Perspective
Philip H. Gilbert, DCMS Executive Vice President -
A History of Leadership
A century and a half of inspiring physicians -
The Early Years: 1845 through 1888
From the founding of the Society to yellow fever -
20th-Century Medicine
The DCMS and the years before the Great War -
The Changing Landscape
Analysis by Jeffrey Goldhagen, MD -
From the Front Line
DCMS physicians on the battlefield -
Ground Zero, 1946
A forgotten page in local healthcare history -
Surgery in Jacksonville
Three doctors remember -
Dollars & Cents
The cost of health care in perspective -
The Good Samaritan Tax
The medical malpractice crisis -
Pediatrics in Jacksonville
Three doctors remember -
Did You Know?
Little-known facts about local medical history -
Taking a Byte
The journey from paper to PCs
What's New
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Northeast Florida Medicine Journal ·
Know Your Physician
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Academy of Medicine ·
Member Websites ·
Community Health
About the DCMS ·
Meetings Calendar ·
Member Benefits
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Employment Connection ·
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