Join the Boston Medical Library for the 22nd Annual J. Worth Estes Lecture on May 8, in person and livestreamed. To register, please go to this link for the in person event and here for the virtual event.
Jason Chernesky, former historian for the federal Food and Drug Administration, was terminated by Elon Musk’s DOGE in February 2025. Now, he’s heading up an oral history project to document the experiences of other federal workers and contractors who had their jobs eliminated. You can read the interview with Chernesky in the Washington Post here.
Since January 2025, the federal workforce has undergone and continues to experience changes that are unprecedented in recent U.S. history. In response, OAH is launching an oral history initiative to document the experiences of federal workers and federal contractors affected by these shifts. These recorded histories will serve as a vital resource for historians and […]
The Office of Advising for the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study is searching for two First-Year Class Advisers to: **This role is hybrid eligible** Qualifications Required Education:Doctoral Degree ABD (All But Dissertation) Preferred Education:Doctoral Degree Ph.D. strongly preferred Required Experience:3+ years 3 years of relevant increasingly responsible professional level experience including experience with academic advising, developing policies […]
Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Hellenic Research Fellowship Program 2025-2026 Thanks to generous ongoing funding, the university library is pleased to offer the continuation of the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) for a 13th year. The HRFP, the only residential fellowship program west of the Mississippi in Hellenic studies, provides opportunities for visiting scholars and writers-in-residence to […]
Postdoctoral Fellow: History of Modern (19th century-present) Medicine or Public Health Position Requirements: PhD in history of modern (19th century-present) medicine or public health or closely related field, geographic area and specialty open. All requirements for the PhD, including the filing of the dissertation, must be complete by the start date. Position will include the […]
We at Pediatrics, the flagship journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, aim to contextualize today’s pressing child health issues for our readership in our Historical Perspective Features. Please consider submitting a manuscript exploring a focused historical topic in pediatric health in a 1200-word manuscript. This is a great opportunity for trainees or junior faculty. All reports published in Pediatrics are peer […]
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TexasOctober 2-3, 2025 Call for Panel and Paper Proposals Sam Houston State University is hosting a medical humanities conference, which aims topromote interdisciplinary discussion around topics common to medicine, humanities, and thesocial sciences. We invite proposals for panels and paper presentations on topics related tohealth, medicine, and disability, broadly construed. The […]
The Bulletin of the History of Medicine is seeking a Book Reviews Editor to assist the journal editors in selecting books for review and assigning appropriate reviewers. The Book Reviews Editor will also consider and approve pitches for review. They will be supported in this endeavor by the editorial office, which will handle the administrative tasks of […]
The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania is taking applications for 2025 Fellowships and Research Awards. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply. The Karen Buhler-Wilkerson Faculty Research Fellowship provides up to $6,000 of support to faculty from all disciplines from colleges and universities, based on evidence of […]
