Centennial Celebrations

The Medical Heritage Center is proud to celebrate 2014 as the 100^th anniversary of the College of Medicine joining Ohio State and the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Colleges of Nursing and Optometry.

Our exhibit cases on the fifth floor of Prior Hall (376 West 10^th Ave) throughout 2014 feature artifacts about these three colleges.

Medicine (link to the college's centennial page) Although it traces its origins to 1834 with the founding of Willoughby University of Lake Erie, the College of Medicine is celebrating 2014 as 100 years of being part of The Ohio State University. Nursing (link to the college's centennial page) In 1914 The Ohio State University acquired the Cleveland-Pulte Medical College, a homeopathic college, and created a College of Homeopathic Medicine. The first hospital on campus, run out of a house on Neil Avenue formerly known as the “Little Dorm,” was run by this College. The Homeopathic Hospital required a nursing staff and, thus, the start of the Homeopathic Hospital Training School for Nurses, a three-year diploma program, began in 1914. Optometry (link to the college's centennial page) The College of Optometry began in 1914 as a two-year certificate program in Applied Optics.

For more detailed information about these three colleges, connect with the Medical Heritage Center (MHC) on social media!

Blog: go.osu.edu/mhcb

Twitter: @OSUMHC (This year our twitter feed is dedicated to historical facts about the colleges! Mondays are Medicine, Tuesdays are Nursing, Thursdays are Optometry and Fridays are MHC-focused.)

Additional Exhibit:

The MHC's newest exhibit about Ohio State's "First College of Medicine Class, 1914-1915" is now on display in Graves Hall. This exhibit looks back on the lives of the 1915 graduating class, and paints a picture of what the world was like at the time, with perspectives ranging from global to university-wide. This exhibit also contains photographs and artifacts that show what life was like for the 1915 graduates. A comprehensive list of their curriculum is also on display. The exhibit also traces back the history of the College of Medicine, form its origins in 1834 to its official establishment at Ohio State in 1914.

The graphics for this exhibit were designed by the OSU Medical Visuals team. The exhibit runs through October 30.