Council of the Department of Neurology minutes

Creator:
Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons. Department of Neurology. Council
Date [inclusive]:
November 10 1927-June 13, 1932
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1 volume.
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Call Number:
CUMC-0160
Control Number:
10484621
Cite as:
Cite as Council of the Dept. of Neurology minutes, Archives & Special Collections, Columbia University Health Sciences Library
Historical/Biographical Note:

The Council of the Dept. of Neurology was established in 1927 to guide and develop the department’s teaching and research, probably in anticipation of the medical school’s move to the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1928.

Faculty members were also attending physicians at the Neurological Institute of New York. All professorial grade department members constituted the Council along with the Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Scope and Content:

Minutes of the Council of the Dept. of Neurology, 1927-1932. All aspects of the department’s teaching and research were discussed by the Council with particular emphasis on curriculum for medical students and post-graduates; relations with the Neurological Institute of New York and the New York State Psychiatric Institute; research programs; laboratory space; and appointments and promotions of faculty members.

Subjects:
Columbia University. Department of Neurology
Neurological Institute of New York
Neurology - Study and teaching
Related Records:

The minutes of the Medical Board of the Neurological Institute of New York document the clinical side of the department's work after the Institute moved to the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1929.