1910

• The drug salvarsan comes into use against syphilis.
• The New York School of Chiropody opens in New York City.
• On January 15, the directory of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for hookworm prevention holds its first meeting.
• In March, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality is formed, leading to the creation of baby clinics.
• In June, the American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education and Hospitals issues the Flexner Report on medical education, leading many inadequate medical schools to close and others to merge.
• In June, the University of Michigan awards the first American degree in public health.
• In September, the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania establishes the nation's first medical research chair.
• In September, Columbia University offers the country's first course in optics and...