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University of Toronto. Department of Medical Art Service
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1925-1945
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In 1925, Maria Torrence Wishart (1893–1983), who had studied with Max Brödel at Johns Hopkins University, founded the Department of Medical Art Service in the Anatomy Building (now the McMurrich Building) at the University of Toronto. The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine approved her appointment as the first professionally trained medical illustrator.
In 1945, Wishart founded a 3-year diploma course in medical illustration, at which time the name of the department changed to Art as Applied to Medicine (AAM).
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University of Toronto. Department of Art as Applied to Medicine (1945-1990)
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University of Toronto. Department of Art as Applied to Medicine is the successor of University of Toronto. Department of Medical Art Service
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Added by E. Sommers, April 2021