Definition of Medical Repository

Medical Repository

**Medical Repository:**This was the first medical magazine and scientific journal to be published in the United States. Established in 1797 in New York, it was issued quarterly until 1824. T & J Swords, located in New York City, printed the journal for the Faculty of Physicians at Columbia College, now known as Columbia University. The Medical Repository's mission was to act as a "depository of facts and reasonings relative to Natural History, Agriculture and Medicine."Kahn and Kahn noted that the Medical Repository represented "the first serious attempt in this country to present the relationship between science and practice in a serial format that allowed response and communication." The journal introduced groundbreaking theories, such as the chemical concepts of Lavoisier in France and Priestley in England, particularly in their application to medicine. It served as a publication where physicians and others could access the latest ideas on a wide range of topics, including manure, meteorology, and medical practice. Source: Kahn RJ, Kahn, PG: New Engl J Med 1997; 337: 1926-1930.

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