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From Minimal Dose to Maximal Height: A Philadelphia Medical Story


The German physician Samuel Hahnemann's alternative therapeutic system, known as homeopathy, gained immense popularity in the United States in the nineteenth century. It relied on the theory of the similia, minimal doses (very minimal), and some nearly mystical processes.

Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia was founded in 1848 to teach this new system in the United States. But by 1928 Hahnemann opened to the city and the world a nineteen-story hospital tower on North Broad Street, Gothic on the outside, high-tech inside. What became of the minimal dose?

Steven J. Peitzman, MD is partly-retired professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, where he teaches basic clinical skills, diseases of the kidney, and history of medicine. He also volunteers at a student-run free clinic. In recent years, he has cultivated an amateur's interest in architecture and history preservation.

This will be an online event hosted via Zoom Conferencing. You do not need a Zoom account but you will need to download and install the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to join the event. Please email us at info@pennsvillage.org in advance if you need assistance installing the Zoom app. If you cannot join the event using your computer or mobile device and the Zoom app, you can join the event via teleconference and hear the audio portion. You will receive an email a day or so before the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

Please register through our website by clicking the Register Now on the right. Directions for Self Registration can be found here. You can also register by emailing Info@pennsvillage.org, or calling 215-925-7333. This program is free of charge to our members and volunteers. Guests may attend up to three programs before being asked to join and/or volunteer with Penn’s Village.

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Thursday, April 15, 2021, 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM
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