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faculty and staff who are researching topics in the history of medicine and related areas. The
Foundation also established the Josiah Charles Trent Professorship in the History of Medicine and the Josiah Charles Trent Scholar in Medical Humanities at Duke University. Duke University's Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine is also named for Josiah Charles Trent.
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