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LOOKING BACK ON LSMS HISTORY Since its founding in 1878, The Louisiana State Medical Society has supported the physicians of Louisiana through some of our state and nation’s biggest trials. This includes the five-year span from 1941-1946 that encompassed the second world war.
In 1945, in order to help facilitate moving troops across the country by minimizing civilian travel, the office of the Defense Transportation banned gatherings with more than 50 people. As a result, the House of Delegates was not convened. It is not until the war ended in 1946 that we once again get a glimpse into the sentiment of Dr. Talbot regarding the brave physicians who served our country abroad as well as the doctors who provided care to those who remained at home. “Certainly, we should take this occasion to commend and salute the valiant efforts of our members who served in the armed forces for the contributions which they made in our behalf for the cause of freedom. Also, we should never forget those faithful and hardworking civilian doctors who remained at home and rendered such high class and efficient service to the American people under such trying circumstances.” For more glimpses into the history of the LSMS and the practice of medicine in Louisiana, check out our ongoing series on our social media pages @lamedsoc.
Pictured here from the LSMS library are the 1941- 46 Abstracted Minutes of the House of Delegates. Reading through the minutes give you an inside look into how Louisiana struggled to continue to provide quality medical care to our citizens when so many physicians were overseas. The following quote from the Secretary-Treasurer, P.T. Talbot, M.D. in his 1944 report to the House of Delegates provides insight into the thoughts of the LSMS leadership at during those years. “It is needless for me to remind you that we will be continuously facedwith serious and gravemedical problems as a result of the exigencies of the war. I am, furthermore, assured that these will be met in a manner pleasing to all by the medical professionals of our state.” Dr. Talbot went on to say, “In the meantime, we have to keep our chins up and demonstrate the ability of our profession as it has always been in the past, to carry on and give the best of medical service under such trying conditions.”
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