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Cecil Striker Lecture

Previous Cecil Striker Lectures

2024, May 7: Cincinnati Neurology: from Astute Human Observations to Life-Changing Therapies. Presenters: Joseph Broderick, MD.

2023, April 25: A History of the University of Cincinnati Department of Surgery. Presenters: Michael S. Nussbaum

2021, May 6Off the Shelf and into the Lab: Medical History, Preservation, & the University of Cincinnati Libraries' Adopt-A-Book Program. Presenters: Christa Bernardo, Holly Prochaska, and Ashleigh Schiezser

2021, February 11: The Experience of a World War II Nurse Anesthetist: What Can Be Learned and Is It Relevant Today? Presenter: Carolyn Nicholson CRNA, BSEd.

2020, November 12: Cincinnati Health Colleges: 200 Years.  Presenters: Gino Pasi and Stephen Marine. 

2019, May 15: Daniel Drake's Connection to Sir William Osler: Celebrating Two Medical Education Reformers. Presenters: Drs. Philip Diller and Robert Rakel

2018, May 3: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Impacting the Health of Children in Our Community and the World: The Past, Present and Future. Presenters: Michael Farrell M.D., and Beatrice Katz Phd.

2017, May 4:  African American Physicians in Cincinnati: Past, Present & Future. A panel discussion with Dr. Elbert Nelson (moderator), and Drs. Chester Pryor, Charles Dillard, Camille C. Graham, and Christopher Lewis.

2016, April 14: Making History: From the University of Cincinnati to the Future of Nursing. Presented by Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN, April 14, 2016.

2015 , May 19: The History of Public Hospitals: Cornerstone of American Healthcare. Presented by Dr. Dale C. Smith.

2014, April 10: John Shaw Billings and the Medical College of Ohio: Shaping Twentieth Century Medicine. Presented by Dr. Dale C. Smith.

2013, April 11: Advancements of the Medical Department During the American Civil War. Presented by Peter J. D'Onofrio, Ph.D.

2012, May 17: A Tradition to Help the Sick and Needy: Jews and Medicine in Cincinnati, 1850-1970. Presented by Frederic J. Krome, PhD.

2011: Caring for Those in Harm's Way: From the University to the ETO and Back and Military Medicine in the 21st Century. Presented by Dale C. Smith, PhD and Jay Johannigman, MD.

2010, May 26: Healing Cincinnati: A Winding Path Towards 'Pursuing Perfection'.