這是一本長達四分之三多世紀的領先期刊，它跨越了世界醫學歷史的社會、文化和科學層面。每一期都包括對最近醫學史書籍的回顧。該雜志還定期出版有關數字人文和教育學的章節。《醫學史公報》是約翰霍普金斯醫學史研究所和美國醫學史協會（AAHM）的官方出版物，由約翰霍普金斯大學出版社出版。

A leading journal in its field for more than three quarters of a century, the Bulletin spans the social, cultural, and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide. Every issue includes reviews of recent books on medical history. The journal also regularly publishes sections on digital humanities and pedagogy. The Bulletin of the History of Medicine is the official publication of the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine and the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) and is published by The Johns Hopkins University Press.