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- Extent:
- 1.2 linear feet (3 document boxes)
- Abstract:
- The Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical-Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPCMPS) was established by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1963, and the Committee held its first meeting on Aril 18, 1963. Members of the pharmaceutical and medical fields in the Philadelphia area formed the GPCMPS in response to the 1962 Drug Amendments of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Its "purpose [was] a broad concern for medical-pharmaceutical research, in all of its phases, and for all related matters that affect the health of the American people."
In 1988, the Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical-Pharmaceutical Sciences was disbanded because recent attempts to redefine and revitalize the committee had failed and because other organizations largely fulfilled the goals and purposes of the original committee.
The Records of the Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical-Pharmaceutical Sciences document the activities of the committee through meeting minutes and correspondence from...(see more)
Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]