title: The surgical lectures of George McClellan.
abstract: Although McClellan was the founder of a medical school and professor of surgery, his legacy of written material is pitifully small. Gross observed, "His reputation as a surgeon will be in great measure traditional, for he has left no adequate record of his observations and experience". Through notes such as these, we may develop a picture of the state of medical knowledge, the way in which it was taught and perhaps make inferences about the clinical expertise of Doctor McClellan.
authors.affiliation: Medical Library, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 19110.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shultz
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration