Welcome to The Country Doctor Museum!
The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and
learn about the history of rural health care in the United States.
Docents lead tours through three buildings of exhibits and are available
to answer questions. Exhibits contain artifacts relevant to the
practice of medicine between the late 18th century and the first half of
the 20th century.
The Country Doctor Museum is the oldest museum in the United States
dedicated to the history of America's rural health care. It was created
in 1967 by a group of energetic women from North Carolina, whose initial
interest was to build a lasting memorial for rural physicians. Over the
decades, the Museum's collection grew to over 5,000 medical artifacts
and many volumes of historic texts gathered from across the nation. The
interpretive range also expanded from rural doctors to include topics
such as nursing, pharmaceuticals, and home remedies.
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