Our family got a tour of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine on Mom’s birthday. It was a great way to celebrate together. :)
Jason Haxton, the director of the museum, gave us a
wonderfully informative tour of the exhbits. We learned a
tremendous amount about the history of osteopathic medicine
and had a great time doing it. I have to admit that I was
somewhat unaware of this little treasure in our town, but I will
be directing people to visit it from now on, you can be sure!
The museum chronicles the life of Andrew Taylor Still from his childhood on the frontier through the early years of osteopathic medicine and his founding of the first osteopathic school. It is like getting two museums in one.... one depicting early frontier life in the midwest and the other showcasing the history of an important aspect of medicine - and how they were so intertwined.
Here is a link to current exhibits at the museum.
The museum chronicles the life of Andrew Taylor Still from his childhood on the frontier through the early years of osteopathic medicine and his founding of the first osteopathic school. It is like getting two museums in one.... one depicting early frontier life in the midwest and the other showcasing the history of an important aspect of medicine - and how they were so intertwined.
Here is a link to current exhibits at the museum.
Below are a bunch of photos. Truly, one of the most fascinating things we saw was the dissected human nervous system. Wow! In 1925 students removed the entire nervous system from a cadaver without breaking even one single nerve. It was then matted and framed is on display. It is amazing. There are only 3 others like it in the world.... one at the Smithsonian (which was also done by students here at KCOM), one at a medical school in Pennsylvania and one in Bangkok. Here it is....
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| dissected human nervous system |
*2018 update* - this part of the museum recently went 'viral'. Here is a link to the story at our local news. http://ktvo.com/news/local/local-93-year-old-rare-medical-exhibit-post-goes-viral. And here is another article - https://www.livescience.com/61599-dissected-nervous-system-photo.html.
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| This is the actual log cabin where A.T. Still was born. |
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| The first school building of the American School of Osteopathy |
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| Jason Haxton and Mama |
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| nothing like a skeleton in a closet ;) |
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| cranial manipulation exhibit |
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| Daddy and Jason in front of a portrait of A.T. Still |
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| Jason, Anna, Hannah, Marvin, Laura, Jonathan, Mama, Daddy, Jackson |
2 Comments
Kerry
Looks like fun! It is a great museum -- I remember a wonderful tour by Jason Haxton for the attendees of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science a few years ago when it was held in Kirksville. I can't wait to visit it again at the family reunion.
PEACE Kerry
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 08:08 AM
Jodi
That is so cool! What an interesting museum!!
Kerry
Looks like fun! It is a great museum -- I remember a wonderful tour by Jason Haxton for the attendees of the Midwest Junto for the History of Science a few years ago when it was held in Kirksville. I can't wait to visit it again at the family reunion.
PEACE Kerry
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 08:08 AM
Jodi
That is so cool! What an interesting museum!!
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