The History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Web Portal is designed to gather resources in medical history and humanities for students, scholars, physicians, and the general public for learning, exploration, and research.
We define “medical humanities” as an interdisciplinary field encompassing the history of medicine and other humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, religion), social science (anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology) and the arts (theater, film, visual arts), in dialogue with healthcare education and clinical practice. Humanities enriches healthcare and medicine broadens our understanding of the human condition.
Our mission is to bring together a worldwide collection of library, archival, museum, digital, and visual collections for the researcher to explore. Here you will also find listings of grants and fellowships available to support individual research in medical history.
About Us
This Research Portal is maintained by Dr. Ellen Amster, Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University.
Manaal Alsabagh, PhD Candidate, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
Xin Law-Gallagher, BA Candidate, Arts and Sciences Program, McMaster University
A team created the portal, which includes:
Principal Investigator, Ellen Amster, Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine, McMaster University
- Nathan Coschi, Ph.D., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Lauren Goldstein, Ph.D., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Katarina Todic, Ph.D., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Vanessa Lovisa, Ph.D., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Ateeka Khan, Ph.D., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Alex Zavarise, M.A., Researcher, Department of History, McMaster University
- Jinny Lee, Webmaster and Tech Assistance, BHSC program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Class of 2019.
Acknowledgements
The History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Portal was created in 2016 by the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine Ellen Amster, History Ph.D. candidate researchers Lauren Goldstein, Katarina Todic, Nathan Coschi, Vanessa Lovisa, Ateeka Khan, and MA researcher Alexandra Zavarise. The Bachelor of Health Sciences student Jinny Lee was our original webmaster, and Todd Murray and the Computer Services Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences provided design support, programming, and maintenance assistance.
Funding for the project was provided by Associated Medical Services, the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, and the Michael DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.
Disclaimer
The History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Portal aims to provide general information about the topics presented here, it does not reflect an official position of the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University or provide medical advice. The Portal is not intended to make statements concerning official policies of the institutions herein described, and information on the Portal may not be accurate, timely, accessible, or complete. The Portal is updated once yearly, but information and links from the site may be out of date, particularly with regards to fellowships, so readers are advised to visit the original sites. The appearance of external hyperlinks to other websites do not constitute an endorsement; we do not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the content contained in these sites.
Image Credits
Images for the History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Research Portal are all drawn from the Wellcome Institute in the History of Medicine in London, UK, and the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD, USA.