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Morgan was born in Philadelphia and received his medical education at Edinburgh. The work commemorated the founding, in 1765, of the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1740. This was the first American medical school and Morgan held the first chair of medicine. Reference
In 1765, John Morgan [1] issued the first publication about medical education in the United States.
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[1] Morgan J. A discourse upon the institution of medical schools in America. Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1765.