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1864 Medical Diploma From Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Signed By The Faculty
Bellevue Hospital Medical College was founded in 1861 and was the 1st medical college in New York with connections to a hospital. The college was responsible for training surgeons for the Civil War. At that time the length of time it took to receive a medical degree was two years. The faculty at the college were responsible for many of the manuals used in Civil War medicine. Listed below are the faculty members in 1864: