The Department of Medical History and Bioethics dates back to 1950, when the University of Wisconsin Medical School created a Department of the History of Medicine, the second department of its kind in the country. The Program in Medical Ethics has been an integral part of the department since its founding in 1973.   (More information --> About Us)

BIOPOLITICS: Life in Past and Present

The Capstone Conference for the Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Cultures convened by Sara Guyer & Richard C. Keller will take place May 3-4 in Memorial Library and the University Club. Please see 'Events' for more information.

Welcome Pablo F. Gómez

The department welcomes Pablo F. Gómez as an Assistant Professor. In addition to a Ph.D. in History of Medicine and Latin American History from Vanderbilt University in 2010, Pablo completed his M.D. at CES University, Medellín, Colombia, in 1994. His interests include History of Medicine and Science in the Atlantic World, Latin America, and the African Diaspora; Early modern corporeal epistemologies; and Race and medicine. Welcome Pablo!