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1914

Russell Hibbs denied admission to American Orthopedic Assn. for the 3rd time; named chairman of orthopedic section of AMA in 1915 (Goodwin, 48-49). Cause of coeducation in medical training “in 1914 was considerably less advanced in Britain than in any other major country (Bonner, 137). University of Pennsylvania admits three women to entering medical class; followed by Columbia (1917); Yale (1917); Maryland (1921); Harvard not until 1945 (Corner, 249). Paul Dudley White buys electrocardiograph for MGH, first in Boston (Fye 2, 35).