BU School of Medicine: History Interest Group
Are you Interested in History and Medicine?
The Boston University School of Medicine Historical Society is proud to announce that “Aceso: The Journal of the BUSM Historical Society” is looking for submissions for its inaugural issue next Fall. We are looking for contributions in the fields of:
-Medicine in Antiquity
-History of Medicine, Public Health, and related fields
-History of Medical Education
-History of BUSM, BMC, and Boston City Hospital
-History of Medicine in Boston and in Massachusetts
-Biographical Essays
-Ethics/Editorials
-General Medical History
-Book Reviews
If you have an interest in these topics, or have a suggestion for another topic, and would like to an article please contact us at: Aceso@bu.edu. Please note that the deadline for submissions for the first issue is August 6th, 2012. We plan to release another issue in the Spring.
We suggest a length or 500-1000 words, but can be flexible.
Your BUSM Historical Society Co-Chairs,
Michael Sherman
Kyle Pronko
aceso@bu.edu
busmhs@bu.edu
The journal is named for a Greek goddess, the daughter of Asclepius and sister of Panacea. Her name comes from the Greek word akéomai, which means “to heal.” She represented the act of the healing process itself. Unlike Panacea, she represented medicine from the patient’s side, a process that involved both the sick and the physician. Rather then a magic cure or fix, Aceso was more involved in overall care and a realization that healthcare took time (as opposed to Panacea, the magic cure).