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About the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
The images and text of the online version of When the President is the Patient are a part of the original exhibit at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, located at 19 South Twenty-Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Not all of the photos and images in the College's original exhibit are available for this Health Media Lab online version. Please check the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's website for further information.
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is a not-for-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to examining the medical sciences and their place in society in order to enhance the understanding of medicine and the roles of physicians in history and in contemporary life.
Central to the mission of the College is the provision of continuing medical education for health care professionals as well as actively reaching out to the public by offering health care education and community services. Visitors can explore the College's wealth of public resources including the C. Everett Koop Community Health Information Center (CHIC), the internationally renowned Mütter Museum, and the new public gallery featuring medical exhibits.
Overview- Early Presidents and Their Illnesses
- The President Has Been Shot
- Deception, Disclosure and the Politics of Health
- Recent Presidents: The Picture of Health
- Grover Cleveland: The Secret Operation
- Woodrow Wilson: The Disabled Presidency
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Dying President
- Is There a Doctor in the (White) House?: The Medical Care of Our Presidents
- Is This Job For You?
About The College of Physicians of Philadelphia- EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
When the president is the patient