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TRICENTENNIAL

TRICENTENNIAL

HEALTH HISTORY SYMPOSIUM

Fred H. Olin, M.D.

Saturday, May 12, 2018 a symposium entitled city. The impact of military medicine, research, educational institu-
On “300 Years of History and Advances in tions, and community and governmental hospitals will be explored

Health,” will be held at the UT Health San An-
and explained by knowledgeable professionals in several disciplines.
tonio School of Medicine. The symposium has At approximately noon there will be a break to allow the Sympo-
been certified by UT Health for five hours credit of Category 1 sium to move to Room 304 of the Academic Learning and Teaching
Continuing Medical Education. Elsewhere in this issue of “San An- Center (ALTC) right next door to the auditorium. A box lunch will
tonio Medicine” you can find information about pre-registration. be supplied to all registrants at the ALTC. In contrast to the usual
There will also be at least one email about the symposium sent out set-up of speakers on a stage with the audience in neat rows, Room
to all members of the Bexar County Medical Society (BCMS) and 304 can seat 280 participants at round, 10-person tables. The atten-
subscribers to this magazine. The cost will be $50 for everyone ex- dees will surround the speakers and panelists for the afternoon ses-
cept students, who will be admitted for $5. sion, which will end at 2 p.m.
The doors of the Holly Auditorium will open at 7:30 a.m. for a The keynote speaker will be former mayor Henry Cisneros, who
short registration period, and the program will begin at 8 a.m. After also served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in
opening remarks by Dr. William L. Henrich, president of UT Health President Clinton’s cabinet. His topic will be “Health Institutions
San Antonio, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and County Judge Nelson as the Key to the Future of San Antonio.”
Wolff have indicated that they will also make a few remarks. Alfonso Chiscano, M.D., a San Antonio cardiothoracic surgeon and
The Symposium will feature a number of presentations about the BCMS member, conceived the idea for this symposium. In 1992, Dr.
history of medical practice in South Texas and San Antonio, from Chiscano was the driving force behind a very successful similar un-
a discussion of Native American medical practices to the present dertaking titled “500 Years of Medicine in The New World.”
day. Additionally, there will be talks on the histories of the various
healthcare facilities and organizations that make up today’s vibrant Fred H. Olin, D.V.M., M.D. is a member of the BCMS Communica-
medical, nursing, dental and related patient care communities in the tions/Publications Committee.

12 San Antonio Medicine • April 2018