Howell Joel D, Hirshbein Laura, Stern Alexandra Minna
Bull Hist Med. 2022;96(4):516-544. doi: 10.1353/bhm.2022.0049.
Victor C. Vaughan (1851-1929) was a noted medical educator, microbiologist, and active proponent for the idea of eugenics. Vaughan spent his career at the University of Michigan, where he served as Medical School Dean for many years. He lectured widely on the importance of "race betterment" and actively supported passage of state legislation that led to over 3,000 sterilizations in the state of Michigan. After his death, Vaughan's name was applied to student organizations, endowed chairs, buildings, and more. This paper considers how the use of Vaughan's name not only reflected Vaughan's support of eugenics but also gendered and racialized ideas about what it means to be a physician. We conclude that the use of any name from the past carries meanings about what our values are in the present and that, if there was ever a moment to celebrate the life of Victor Vaughan, that moment has passed.
维克多·C·沃恩（1851 - 1929）是一位著名的医学教育家、微生物学家，也是优生学理念的积极支持者。沃恩在密歇根大学度过了他的职业生涯，在那里他担任医学院院长多年。他广泛讲授“种族改良”的重要性，并积极支持州立法的通过，该立法导致密歇根州有超过3000人被绝育。沃恩去世后，他的名字被用于学生组织、捐赠教授职位、建筑物等等。本文探讨了使用沃恩的名字不仅如何反映了他对优生学的支持，还反映了关于成为一名医生意味着什么的性别化和种族化观念。我们得出结论，使用过去任何一个人的名字都承载着关于我们当下价值观的意义，而且，如果说曾经有过庆祝维克多·沃恩生平的时刻，那么那个时刻已经过去了。
