The Founding of Jefferson Medical College: 1824

Today's Objectives Prepare the historical setting...U.S.A. is roughly 50 years old, Philadelphia, Canonsburg, Jefferson College, Jefferson Medical College, George McClellan, Samuel D. Gross (and Thomas Eakins) Tell the story of the first city in the U.S. to have two medical schools Provide detail about the founding of Jefferson Medical College Describe why Canonsburg PA is an important element of the saga A bit of a discussion of Washington and Jefferson (W&J) College Pancoast, Mutter and S.D. Gross A neat postscript - a visit this past October 2022 to W&J