Sam Schotland
@archivesrx.bsky.social
Writer, educator, and health historian | Theater kid | Maine Coon trainer | Bylines in The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, STAT, and The Drift
Is the irony of this posting not lost on anyone?
September 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Is the irony of this posting not lost on anyone?
Spotted in the wild.
December 28, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Spotted in the wild.
My latest piece!
December 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
My latest piece!
Present from an AP Psych student. Hearts and kidneys are mere tinker toys.
November 12, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Present from an AP Psych student. Hearts and kidneys are mere tinker toys.
One of my 9th graders' responses to learning we were having a pop quiz. Graffiti and doodles are terrific #histed primary sources.
February 14, 2024 at 1:47 AM
One of my 9th graders' responses to learning we were having a pop quiz. Graffiti and doodles are terrific #histed primary sources.
Ok, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with sociology! How did I never consider studying this field before?
December 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Ok, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with sociology! How did I never consider studying this field before?
Season’s greetings from the visiting rodent dignitary! Not how I planned to spend my Saturday night.
December 17, 2023 at 2:41 AM
Season’s greetings from the visiting rodent dignitary! Not how I planned to spend my Saturday night.
Aha, the plot thickens! Vickery was exposed to computers, per 2008 Denver Post obituary. And both authors were proponents of this new type of medical decision tool.
December 15, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Aha, the plot thickens! Vickery was exposed to computers, per 2008 Denver Post obituary. And both authors were proponents of this new type of medical decision tool.
For more, see Tomes' Remaking the American Patient (Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press, 2016), p. 300.
December 15, 2023 at 10:43 PM
For more, see Tomes' Remaking the American Patient (Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press, 2016), p. 300.
Interestingly, book makes use of diagnostic schema, perhaps reflecting efforts to incorporate computers/algorithmic thinking into patient consumerism and wellness (outside my wheelhouse). Thoughts @andrewlea.bsky.social?
December 15, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Interestingly, book makes use of diagnostic schema, perhaps reflecting efforts to incorporate computers/algorithmic thinking into patient consumerism and wellness (outside my wheelhouse). Thoughts @andrewlea.bsky.social?
Today's #histmed primary source is Donald M. Vickery and James F. Fries, Take Care of Yourself: The Consumer's Guide to Medical Care (Addison-Wesley, 1986), 3rd edition. Encompasses everything from "skills for the medical consumer" to arthritis and fishhooks.
December 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM
Today's #histmed primary source is Donald M. Vickery and James F. Fries, Take Care of Yourself: The Consumer's Guide to Medical Care (Addison-Wesley, 1986), 3rd edition. Encompasses everything from "skills for the medical consumer" to arthritis and fishhooks.
Perfect Saturday.
December 9, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Perfect Saturday.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2023 at 2:09 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Light reading fare! Excited to delve into prehistory of Rodriguez v Texas.
November 16, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Light reading fare! Excited to delve into prehistory of Rodriguez v Texas.
I’m in my Matthew Broderick era.
October 27, 2023 at 10:59 PM
I’m in my Matthew Broderick era.
Me hanging out with historians of education.
October 24, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Me hanging out with historians of education.
Fabulous Business History Review article by Carolyn Roberts on pharmaceutical captivity and the British slave trade! The piece opens new methodological vistas for business history and #histmed.
October 5, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Fabulous Business History Review article by Carolyn Roberts on pharmaceutical captivity and the British slave trade! The piece opens new methodological vistas for business history and #histmed.
After years and years, Agnes Arnold Forster, Jacob Moses, and I are thrilled to share that our JHMAS special issue on healthcare workers’ emotions is officially online! We believe it’s a timely and important set of #histmed contributions, which can be leveraged to impact contemporary health policy.
September 25, 2023 at 11:10 PM
After years and years, Agnes Arnold Forster, Jacob Moses, and I are thrilled to share that our JHMAS special issue on healthcare workers’ emotions is officially online! We believe it’s a timely and important set of #histmed contributions, which can be leveraged to impact contemporary health policy.
Someone hitched a ride!
August 23, 2023 at 10:45 PM
Someone hitched a ride!
I’m slightly confuzzled.
August 9, 2023 at 1:42 PM
I’m slightly confuzzled.
Misha sends his greetings.
August 4, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Misha sends his greetings.
Some light reading @kathleenbelew.bsky.social.
July 26, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Some light reading @kathleenbelew.bsky.social.
Happy Barbenheimer!
July 23, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Happy Barbenheimer!