University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - Terra Mariae Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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(Sortton Mtlson, M. B. ORDOX WILSON was born in Baltimore, November 30th, 1876, the son of John A. Wilson, at one time an officer in the Confed- erate Army, and Kllen (iordon Wilson daughter of Douglas H Gordon, a prominent business man of Baltimore City. Dr. Wilson was educated in various schools in this country and Switzerland, and enteretl the University of Virginia in the Academic Department in liS!)4. After two years ' academic work he entered the study of medicine and received his M. D. degree m June, I.SDfl. While a senior student in the Department of Medicine he was a stu- dent demonstrator and assistant in Pathology and Physical Diagnosis, and was editor-in-chief of the Uni ' crsity of Virginia Corks and Curls, the college annual. After graduation he came to Baltimore and worked in the Dispensary of the Johns Hopkins Ho-spital. and during the following year took the regular course in Bacteriology and Pathology under the eminent Dr. Welch. In Fel)ruar -, IKOd, he was a])i)ointed acting assistant medical resi- dent at the Johns Iloiikins Il()s])ital. haxins; imniediate charge of Dr. Osier ' s ])rivate ])atients. This ])osition he held until October, 1!)0(), and during this time had the benefit of Dr. Osier ' s wonderful powers as a teacher and diag- nostician, as Dr. Wilson ' s tirst duty was to be w ilh Dr. (Jsler luring the entire lime he was at the hosjiital. In ()ctober, IIHIII, Dr. Wilson was tjiven the I ello vslii]i in Patliolog - at Johns llopkins University i v une year, and during that time worked un ler the direction of Dr. Welch. The following year he continued his ])ost-gra(l- uate studies, di iding his time between I ' .nholngy and the .Medical dispensary. In the autumn of 1! |-. ' 1 )]■, ilson becanic .Assistant in the Medical dis- pensar ' of the Uni t-rsitv of Marybind ;md took ]i;irt in the teaching if Phys- ical Diagnosis. Thr fullowing year he was made chief of the Medicil Dispen- sary. In 1906 he was made Clinical Professor of Medicine and i)laeed on the visiting slalT of the Universitv ilos]iital That vearheand Dr. lii])lev --tud ied together for fnur months in Strasburg, I )r. iUon attending the cmu-ses by I ' rofessors Chiari in Pathology and Krehl in Internal Medicine. In P ' O!) 6

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GORDON WILSON. M. D.

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he was gix-fii charge of the Baltimore AIuniei])al l iilierculosis Hospital, an in- stitution which has become an important factor in medical education in Mary- land. Previous to this Dr. Wilson had created at the University of Maryland one of the first special dis])ensaries devoted to pulmonary tuberculosis alon to be established in this country. In 1011 Dr. Wilson was made a member of the Board of Managers of the Maryland State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and in 1012 became medical director of the Maryland Life Insurance Company of Baltimore. In 1013 Dr. Wilson was made professor of the Princi])les of Medicine at the University of Maryland and became a member of the Faculty of that institution. Dr. Wilson has specialized in Internal Medicine, and on account of his studies of the diseases of the chest became a member of the American Cli- matological and Clinical Association. He has contributed a number of articles on tuberculosis, medical education and the medical aspects of life insurance. We are indeed most proud to have him as a member of the Major Fac- ulty. His lectures have meant so much to us, and the personal interest of this illustrious man has gained much for us — much that we would not have gained otherwise. W ' e all feel inspired to a greater and nobler life by the grand manner of this man ' s conduct and the devotion and unselfish interest he has shown.