100th anniversary issue guide: Celebrating a century of physician excellence

October 2023 is a special month for Medical Economics. A century ago, in October 1923, the first issue of this brand was published, and we've published continuously ever since.

We knew that we needed to celebrate this milestone, so the Medical Economics editorial and design staff has spent months crafting this special 100th anniversary issue. We put the focus on you, our physician readers, and did a deep dive into all the ways medicine has changed over the last century.

Below you'll find the table of contents for this special issue. Click any of the links to get to that article/section, or scan all of our anniversary content at our 100 years page.

We put extra emphasis on the print book for this issue. If you would like to see the digital version of the issue, download the pdf here.

Table of contents

Perspectives

Publisher's Note: Celebrating 100 years of serving physicians

The first column of Medical Economics founder, H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D.

From the editor-in-chief: A century of health care change reinforces the importance of physicians

Timeline

100 years of medicine, science and change (coming soon)

Cover story: A century of primary care transformation

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: 1923 vs. 2023: A doctor's daily life
• Chapter 2: Rise of the specialists
• Chapter 3: How insurance changed everything
• Chapter 4: The malpractice threat
• Chapter 5: The vanishing independent physician
• Conclusion: What the future holds
• 'Holding onto the primary care dream:' An interview with Melissa Lucarelli, M.D.

How modern medicine was made: A century of breakthrough, discovery and invention

• Introduction
• Part 1: The importance of medical imaging
• Part 2: The power of vaccination
• Part 3: The history of antibiotic development
• Part 4: The importance of insulin's discovery
• Part 5: The development of surgery and organ transplantation
• Part 6: Military medicine advances health care for soldiers and civilians
• Conclusion: Improving lives

Features

'I was very lucky:' 101-year-old doctor reflects on his career and a century of change

The doctor is in...your TV: The physician's role in American culture

• A who's who of fictional doctors

The evolution of the doctor-patient relationship

The future of medicine: What will being a physician look like?

• What Americans think health care will be like in 2053

The changing face of the physician

• The next generation of physicians: Aerial Petty, D.O.
• The next generation of physicians: Chase Mussard, M.D.
• The growth of osteopathic medicine

Then and Now

The doctor's bag in 1923 and 2023

The Medical Economics cover retrospective

The life and times of a country doctor

Thank you

Testimonials from our physician readers