This article considers the history of Fort Pitt (1780-1922), its military hospital (founded 1814) and, in particular, its Army Medical School (1860–63). The museum and library were the work of the hospital’s first directors: Dr David MacLoughlin and Sir James McGrigor, the latter the renowned reformer of military medical education. Central to the foundation of the medical school was Florence Nightingale who visited the site in 1856. The school opened in 1860 with five sets of students attending before it was transferred in 1863 to the Royal Victoria hospital, Netley, Hampshire. Fort Pitt was a “practical” medical school with students attending for 4-9 months of clinical experience. This included “instruction in tropical medicine” delivered by members of the Indian Medical Service. The foundation of a military medical school fulfilled an ambition dating back to at least 1796. Nightingale’s role (exerted through Sidney Herbert) was omitted from contemporary newspaper reports. Fort Pitt continued as a military hospital until 1922 when it was converted to a school. The medical school constitutes a landmark in British military medicine, a response to the failure of British medical care in the Crimean war (1853–1856) and a forgotten legacy of Florence Nightingale.

本文考虑了皮特堡 (1780-1922) 的历史、它的军事医院（成立于 1814 年），特别是它的陆军医学院（1860-63 年）。博物馆和图书馆是医院第一任院长的工作：大卫麦克劳林博士和詹姆斯麦克格里格爵士，后者是著名的军事医学教育改革者。医学院成立的核心是弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔 (Florence Nightingale)，他于 1856 年访问了该地点。学校于 1860 年开学，有五组学生就读，然后于 1863 年转移到汉普郡内特利的皇家维多利亚医院。皮特堡是一所“实用”的医学院，学生有 4-9 个月的临床经验。这包括由印度医疗服务人员提供的“热带医学指导”。建立一所军事医学院实现了至少可以追溯到 1796 年的雄心壮志。南丁格尔的角色（通​​过西德尼赫伯特发挥）在当代报纸报道中被忽略了。皮特堡继续作为军事医院，直到 1922 年改建为学校。医学院是英国军事医学的里程碑，是对克里米亚战争（1853-1856）中英国医疗保健失败的回应，也是弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔被遗忘的遗产。