ar ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Botan ical ▁and ▁medical ▁career ▁Short ly ▁after ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁Short ▁began ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁under ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Frederick ▁R id g ely . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Short ▁pract iced ▁medicine ▁in ▁Wood ford ▁County . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁medical ▁bot any . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Short ▁helped ▁establish ▁a ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁there ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁Upon ▁ret iring , ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁named ▁him ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁M ater ia ▁Med ica ▁and ▁Medical ▁Bot any . ▁ ▁Short ▁made ▁a ▁botan ical ▁expedition ▁along ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁between ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁Short ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁species ▁and ▁one ▁genus ▁of ▁plants ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁genus ▁Short ia , ▁ ▁the ▁species ▁V es ic aria ▁short ii , ▁the ▁species ▁Ph aca ▁short iana , ▁the ▁species ▁A ster ▁short ii , ▁the ▁species ▁Sol id ago ▁short ii , ▁and ▁the ▁species ▁Care x