Special Friday Lecture: Revolutionary War Medicine w/Dr. Peter Ward

Location: North House Museum
Museum opens at 5 PM. Lecture will begin at 5:30 PM.

The American Revolution brought about changes in how colonists related with their government. It moved them from an understanding rooted in the medieval era to one based on the enlightenment era and re-evaluating traditions.

At the same time, a similar process was occurring in how medicine was practiced in the soon-to-be United States. We will discuss how medical treatment shifted from an ancient and ineffective model to one that applied emerging scientific processes to heal the body.

Come and enjoy a light-hearted (and occasionally gruesome) tour of medicine in the Revolutionary era and how it become the basis for modern healthcare.

About Dr. Peter Ward:

Peter J. Ward, PhD, completed a PhD program in anatomy education at Purdue University and, in 2005, he joined the faculty at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) in Lewisburg, West Virginia. There he has taught gross anatomy, neuroscience, embryology, histology, and the history of medicine.

Dr. Ward has received numerous teaching awards, including the WVSOM Golden Key Award and the Basmajian Award from the American Association of Anatomists, and has been a three-time finalist in the West Virginia Merit Foundation’s Professor of the Year selection. Dr. Ward has served as Council Member and Association Secretary for the American Association of Clinical Anatomists.

Dr. Ward was a Consulting Editor for the 8th and 9th Editions of Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy; the Senior Associate Editor for the three volumes of The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Digestive System, Third Edition; a contributor to Gray’s Anatomy, 43rd Edition; and is author of Netter’s Integrated Musculoskeletal System: Clinical Anatomy Explained.