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Founding of the Medical College of Louisiana
- When
- 1834
- Where
- New Orleans
A cohort of medical doctors founded the Medical College of Louisiana in New Orleans in 1834, responding to fears of epidemic diseases.
The institution was established in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors. It became the second medical school in the South and the 15th in the United States. The founding was partly a response to fears of smallpox, yellow fever, and cholera in the United States.
Sources
- Tulane University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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