Medical Cadet Corps
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Title
Medical Cadet Corps
Description
The Medical Cadet Corps was a program of the Seventh-day Adventist church during the mid-twentieth century designed to prepare young people for non-combatantancy roles in the military. The concept was pioneered at Union College under the leadership of Dr. Everett Dick in 1934. Dick was later appointed director of the denominational program by the General Conference. At its peak, Medical Cadet Corps programs were operating at most Seventh-day Adventist colleges and many academies in North America, where an annual national camp was held in Grand Ledge, Michigan. In addition, programs were also started at many Adventist campuses in the Far East as well as locations in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Lebanon. Dick traveled to many of these international locations during his tenure as director. This collection includes photographs, pamphets, and images of other material from the Medical Cadet Corps Collection.
Items in the Medical Cadet Corps Collection
Union College Medical Cadet Corps Drill
In this 2" x 3" black and white photograph, Union College medical cadets practice a drill on the college campus. A row of houses is visible in the background. The original photograph is in Glenn Davenport's personal collection. This digital copy is…
Union College Medical Cadet Corps Drill
In this 2" x 3" black and white photograph, Union College medical cadets practice a drill on the college's campus. A row of houses is visible in the background. The original photograph is in Glenn Davenport's personal collection. This digital copy…
Don Dick in Medical Cadet Corps Uniform
Don Dick dressed in Medical Cadet Corps Uniform stands in front of a stone wall in this 2" x 3" black and white photograph.
Bandaging a Wounded Cadet
Three cadets demonstrate their field medical skills on a fellow cadet in this 6.5 x 7.25" black and white photograph.
Cadets Demonstrate Medical Field Skills
Four cadets kneel on the ground as they examine three "wounded" cadets lying on blankets in this 3" x 5" black and white photograph. This was the first Medical Cadet Corps camp held in the Dominican Republic. It was conducted under the leadership of…
Cadets Practice Patient Assessment
Three cadets practice patient assessment skills as a U.S. Army soldiers observes in this 3" x 3" black and white photograph taken during a Medical Cadet Corps camp at Southwestern Junior College.
Civil Defense Rally Medical Cadet Corps Demonstration
Cadets carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher in this 4" x 5" black and white photograph presumably taken during a Civil Defense Rally held at Battle Creek, Michigan on April 29, 1951.
Company at Attention, Camp Doss 1954
A unit of cadets stands at attention in front of cabins at Camp Doss in this black and white 3.5" x 4.5" photograph. This group is possibly from the Central Union.
Company C at the First Lake Union MMC Camp
Cadets stand in formation with Company C commander Edward Seitz in front in this 8" x 10" black and white photograph taken during the October 1940 Lake Union MCC camp at Grand Ledge, Michigan on the Michigan Conference campmeeting grounds. There are…
Six officers of first camp for Women's Medical Corps
A 1.5"X3" black and white photograph of the officers for the first camp for Women's Medical Corps held on the Union College campus in June of 1942. A note on the reverse identifies the group and includes left to right "Eileen Cobb, Chas Seitz,…