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 World War 2
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DESCRIPTION:As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture
  Series\, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend “Peni
 cillin\, Propaganda\, and the Death of the Pro-Station in World War II” 
 on April 21\, 2022. This lecture\, presented by John A. Papalas\, III\, MD
 \, Dermatopathologist\, Eastern Dermatology and Pathology\, begins at 4:30
  p.m. in the Evelyn Fike Laupus Gallery\, fourth floor Laupus Library. The
  event will also be hosted on Microsoft Teams at the link listed below.\n\
 nThe Topic\n\nDuring WWI\, syphilis (and venereal disease generally) becam
 e a major problem for the U.S. Army. As a result\, the government trained 
 medical officers not only to educate troops about venereal disease\, but t
 o develop techniques to control the spread. One important measure was the 
 venereal prophylactic station (also known as the pro-station). Under threa
 t of trial by court martial\, soldiers having sex with prostitutes were re
 quired to immediately register at a pro-station for the purpose of receivi
 ng a preventative treatment aimed at reducing the risk of transmission. In
  the pre-penicillin era the treatments for patients with documented syphil
 is could last for months. Soldiers receiving these treatments were conside
 red unfit for service and were pulled from the ranks until cured\, so prev
 enting the infection was crucial. A great deal of propaganda was designed 
 and printed for the military to remind men of the importance of visiting t
 he pro-station after a night on the town. The aim of this presentation is 
 to explore the emergence and disappearance of the pro station and the prop
 aganda material associated with it\, both of which were rendered irrelevan
 t by the advent of penicillin. \n\nThe Speaker\n\nDr. John Papalas is the 
 Laboratory Director of the Pathology service at Eastern Dermatology and Pa
 thology in Greenville. A Greenville native\, he received a Bachelor of Sci
 ence and of Arts degrees from North Carolina State University and he recei
 ved his medical degree from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina 
 University. He completed both his residency in Anatomic and Clinical Patho
 logy and a fellowship in Dermatopathology at Duke University Medical Cente
 r. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and in Dermato
 pathology.\n\nMore Information\n\nThis event is free and open to the publi
 c. Refreshments will be provided.\n\nDirections and parking information. \
 n\nIf you’d like to travel by bus from Main Campus\, take bus 302 from t
 he Main Campus Student Center to the Allied Health Sciences Building. Clic
 k here for the 302 bus schedule.  \n\nLectures may be video recorded.\n\nL
 earn more about the MHIG lectures and view an archive of previous recordin
 gs.
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LOCATION:Laupus Library\, 4th Floor Gallery
SUMMARY:Penicillin\, Propaganda\, and the Death of the Pro-Station in World
  War 2
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 death_of_the_pro-station_in_world_war_2
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