The Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine

The Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine was inaugurated at the University of Chicago in 1970. Its mission is to facilitate studies in the history of science and medicine by students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty with interest in this field. It lends particular support to the Ph.D. program in the history of science. It maintains close cooperative relations with the Department of History and theCommittee on the Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science.

The graduate program in the history of science and the history of medicine leads to the Ph.D. degree through the Department of History. An extremely flexible program enables students to draw on a wide range of formal courses and seminars. At the same time it is possible to define programs of individual study that can accommodate the specific needs of persons with quite different backgrounds and interests. Arrangements are normally made with science departments when further technical training or supervision seems advisable. Additional training and supervision are available through the co-operation of historians of science and medicine at other universities throughout the nation.

 In addition to the study of the technical development of the sciences, programs are prepared for those who wish to investigate the relationship of science and medicine to religion, philosophy, literature, and technology, and to the broader context of social structure and cultural change. The program is thus oriented toward the training of professional historians of science and medicine who have an interest in internal as well as external approaches to the field. Requirements are listed under the Department of History. Additional information describing the program and the types of financial aid available to students may be obtained on the center's Web site: www.uchicago.edu/ssd/fishbein/ or by writing the Secretary of the Center, 1126 East 59th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637.

This text was last updated on 6/18/2001.