Inaugural address as president of the American Medical Association on June 12, 1928. Offprint. Pres. copy

Thayer, William S. (1864-1932). Inaugural address as president of the American Medical Association on June 12, 1928. Offprint from Journal of the American Medical Association 90 (1928). 19pp. 215 x 141 mm. Original printed wrappers, a bit soiled and spotted. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to William H. Welch (1850-1934) on the front wrapper: "W. H. Welch with WST's best regards."

First Edition, Offprint Issue. Thayer was professor of clinical medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; he is best known for his work in documenting gonococcal endocarditis (see Garrison-Morton.com 5212). Thayer presented this copy of his AMA inaugural address to William H. Welch, one of the "Big Four" founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, who served as the first dean of the Hopkins School of Medicine.