Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins

04/21/2026

Join our wonderful Curator of Rare Books Michael Seminara for a virtual Q&A about the Jacobs Room & Collection this Friday, April 24th. For more details and to register, visit https://events.jhu.edu/form/hah-26-hbjc-v

04/02/2026

RSVP now for the 2026 Aliapoulios Lecture in Hellenic Medicine featuring Dr. Jennifer Stager presenting "How to Mend a Body in Ancient Greece" on Thursday, April 2nd. https://hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026-aliapoulios-lecture-featuring-dr-jennifer-stager/

04/01/2026

Join our wonderful Curator of Rare Books Michael Seminara for a virtual Q&A about the Jacobs Room & Collection on Friday, April 24th. For more details and to register, visit https://events.jhu.edu/form/hah-26-hbjc-v

03/28/2026

Congrats to Alumnus Alex Parry and former postdocs Christy Slobogin and Iro Filippaki on publishing their research agenda on injury studies open-access with the Journal of Medical Humanities! The piece came out of the Rethinking Injuries conference held in Baltimore in March 2024 and is part of their continuing work with the Injury Studies Network. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10912-026-10009-6

03/26/2026

TOMORROW: Have questions about the Online Program in the History of Medicine MA or Post-Baccalaureate Certificate applications due 12/15? Join us for a virtual open house on 12/9 at 2pm EST for a chance to ask the program director!

Would you like to know more information about the Johns Hopkins Online Program in the History of Medicine where you can take courses, apply for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, or apply for the MA in the History of Medicine?

03/25/2026

Job Application Deadline 4/5/26: Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Medicine & Medical Humanities to begin 7/1/2026. For more info & to apply:

The Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns Hopkins University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities. The fellow will have teaching and administrative responsibilit...

03/23/2026

A hearty congratulations to alumnus Alex Parry and our former postdocs Christy Slobogin and Iro Filippaki on publishing their Injury Studies research agenda open-access with the Journal of Medical Humanities last week. The piece came out of the Rethinking Injuries conference held in Baltimore in March 2024 and is part of their continuing work with the Injury Studies Network.

This article describes a new and expanding field in the health humanities: injury studies. Following a recent international conference sponsored by the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities, the members of the Injury Studies Network have stitched together disciplines across the humanities, soci...

03/09/2026

Dr. Richard Del Rio will present “The Drug Business in Late Nineteenth Century America,” as part of our Spring 2026 Colloquium presented by the Program in the History of Science, Medicine, & Technology on 3/12 at 3pm.

Dr. Richard Del Rio of Johns Hopkins University will present “The Drug Business in Late Nineteenth Century America,” as part of our Spring 2026 Colloquium presented by the Program in the History of Science, Medicine, & Technology.

03/07/2026

Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Medicine & Medical Humanities to begin 7/1/2026. For more info & to apply: https://hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026/03/06/job-opening-postdoctoral-fellowship/ Deadline to apply is April 5th.

The Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns Hopkins University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities. The fellow will have teaching and administrative responsibilit...