Images and other archival materials from the history of UNMC’s predecessor institution, the Omaha Medical College (OMC), are now available online, just a mouse click away.
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As was typical of the 19th century, the OMC was a doctor-owned, for-profit school, which opened in 1881 at 11th and Mason streets. The college was run by a board of trustees made up of physicians from Omaha and surrounding communities, and most of the same doctors made up the faculty as well.
In 1886, the OMC’s frame building was moved to 12th & Pacific streets and enlarged. The college built a new brick-and-stone building in 1893, and in 1899 a major addition was built which more than doubled the size of the college’s facilities.
The OMC excelled in its medical education mission, but the college never did well financially. The college became affiliated with the University of Nebraska in 1902. It evolved over the years into our present College of Medicine, eventually expanding to include all of the colleges and institutes that make up UNMC today.
The collection includes commencement and graduation banquet programs, annual college catalogs, class schedules, interior and exterior photographs of college facilities, and images of professors who served on the faculty, as well as the complete run of the OMC and University of Nebraska College of Medicine “Pulse” newsletter/journal, published from 1898 through 1921.
Erin Torell, archives associate in the special collections department of the McGoogan Library, who has organized, researched and digitized the OMC collection, said, “The OMC collection gives us a glimpse into the world of early medical education in Nebraska, even including a look at the OMC football teams.”
All of this work has been done to make the history of UNMC more accessible to students, faculty, alumni, friends and donors. These historical resources have already been viewed by many people around the world.
To see the OMC historical collection, visit DigitalCommons@UNMC here.
What were the requirements for admission in 1905? Would a woman have been allowed to enroll? Thanks, margielukas@msn.com
Margie:
Based on excerpts from pages 14 and 15 of the Bulletin of the University of Nebraska: Annual Catalog of the College of Medicine, 1905-1906, "candidates are admitted by examination or on certificate from accredited high schools, academies, or colleges. Women are admitted on the same terms as men. The requirements for admission are stated below."
"For admission to the freshman class in the College of Medicine a candidate must present entrance "credits" equal to 30 1'points" (see bulletin) or a total of 150 recitation or credit hours."
Access the Bulletin at: https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=bulletin_com