It Happened at Michigan — Dermatology Dawns

September 9, 2024

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Dermatology
Presented by The Record

More than two decades after the University of Michigan established the nation’s first university hospital, an alum named William Fleming Breakey petitioned for new courses that focused on ailments of the skin. By 1894, more than 200 patients each year were treated in the university’s hospital for dermatological concerns. In this edition of It Happened at Michigan, learn more about Breakey and the history of U-M’s medical school.

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