The first clinic of the University hospital centre in Osijek

U radu se opisuje povijesni razvoj Klinike za unutarnje bolesti Kliničkoga bolničkog centra u Osijeku. Godine 1874. osnovana je Huttler-Kohlhoffer-Monspergerova zakladna bolnica s dva odjela (Odjel za unutarnje bolesti i Odjel za „izvanjske“ kirurške bolesti). Prvi je rukovoditelj Internoga odjela, ujedno i ravnatelj bolnice, bio primarijus dr. Ferdo Knopp, koji je ijedan od osnivača i pokretača najstarijega hrvatskoga časopisa „Glasnika Družtva slavonskih liečnika“. Sljedeći je ravnatelj bolnice bio primarijus dr. Vatroslav Schwarz, internist i rukovoditelj Internoga odjela, koji pridonosi cjelokupnom razvitku i drugih struka te pod njegovom upravom bolnica od provincijske postaje središnja zdravstvena ustanova za to područje. U radu se nadalje daje kronološki pregled razvoja znanstvenoga, nastavnoga i stručnoga rada Klinike za unutarnje bolesti i zaslužnih osoba koje su pridonijele i pridonose razvoju Klinike za unutarnje bolesti, koja je uključena u znanstveno-nastavni rad i sastavnica je Medicinskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku.The paper describes historical development of the Clinic for Internal Diseases at the Clinical Hospital Centre in Osijek. Huttler- Kohlhotfer-Monsperger Foundation Hospital with two departments (Department of Internal Diseases and Department of external surgical diseases) was founded in 1874. The first head of the Department of Internal Diseases was the hospital manager, Primarius Dr. Ferdo Knopp, who was one of the founders and initiators of the oldest Croatian magazine "Glasnik Društva slavonskih liečnika". Next hospital manager was Primarius Dr. Vatroslav Schwartz, doctor of internal medicine and head of the Department of Internal Medicine, who has contributed to the general development of other specialties as well, and under his management the hospital turned from a provincial to central health facility of that area. Furthermore, the author chronologically presents the development of the professional work of Clinic tor Internal Diseases and people who have contributed to development of the Clinic for Internal Diseases, which has been included into scientific and teaching work and has been a constituent part of the Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek