Mobile, Ala. (April 24, 2006)
Contact: Paul Taylor, (251) 461-1509 |
 2006 Pulitzer Prize Awardee
To Lecture on the History of Polio in America
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The Mobile Medical Museum will host a lecture on the history of polio in America given by David M. Oshinsky, Ph.D., on May 10, 2006 at 6 p.m. |
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Last week (April 17), Oshinsky was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for history for his book "Polio: An American Story." |
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Oshinsky is the George Littlefield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a leading historian of modern American politics and society. |
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The lecture is sponsored by Mobile Medical Museum, AmSouth Bank and University of South Alabama College of Medicine. |
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Physicians who attend the lecture will be eligible for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit given for participation in this educational activity. |
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The registration fee is $40 for the lecture and dinner. Reservations and payments should be made to the Mobile Medical Museum. For more information or to make reservations call Sally C. Green at (251) 415-1109. |
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