Shown in a Mahogany frame.
4 stamps, dark green on burgundy matting
Doctors hold a special niche for most people. It may be the outright need of professional medical support, but it's more than that. A bond forms between patient and provider based on caring. It is so apparent, we call it one of the "caring" professions. The dedication necessary to become a doctor develops an appreciation by the receiver of the care involved. Throughout history many doctors have attained notoriety through their particular endeavors.
William & Charles Mayo joined their father at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, and while building a cooperative group clinic made up of many specialties, founded the Mayo Clinic in 1905, and later the Graduate School of Medicine in 1915.
Mary Walker (1832-1919) - ahead of her times on women's rights, becoming a physician in 1855 and serving as a nurse in the Civil War until commissioned and made an assistant surgeon. First woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was awarded for her medical work in the Civil War, withdrawn by the Board of Medal Awards in 1917, and restored by the Army in 1977.
