William H. Welch Medal

William H. Welch Medal Shortlist

The William H. Welch Medal is awarded to one or more authors of a book (excluding edited volumes) of outstanding scholarly merit in the field of medical history published during the five calendar years preceding the award. We are thrilled to celebrate the finalists for the 2025 Welch Medal! 


The winner of the Welch Medal will be announced at the awards breakfast on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Boston, MA. 


Many thanks to the 2024-2025 Welch Medal committee: Rick Keller (chair), Jessica Martucci, Yan Liu, Stephen Pemberton, and Carla Bittel 

William H. Welch Medal
at the limits of cure
Bharat Jayram Venkat, At The Limits of Cure, Duke University Press, 2021
bedlam in the new world
Christina Ramos, Bedlam in the New World: A Mexican Madhouse in the Age of the Enlightenment, University of North Carolina Press, 2021
culture of the clinic
Catherine Mas, Culture in the Clinic: Miami & The Making of Modern Medicine, University of North Carolina Press, 2022
how the clinic made gender
Sandra Eder, How the Clinic Made Gender: The Medical History of a Transformative Idea, University of Chicago Press, 2022
surgery and salvation
Elizabeth O'Brien, Surgery & Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940, University of North Carolina Press, 2023

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