| Description |
1 online resource (421 pages) |
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List of Tables; Part I. Method of Analysis and Medical Education, 1750-1825; 1. Policy Making in Medical Schools; 2. Medical Care and Medical Education, 1750-1825; Part II. Medical Education, 1825-1860; 3. Medical Care and Medical Education, 1825-1860; Part III. Medical Education, 1860-1900; 4. Medical Care, 1860-1900; 5. Medical Schools, 1860-1900; Part IV. Medical Education, 1900-1950; 6. Medical Care, 1900-1950; 7. Medical Education, 1900-1950: General Trends and Basic Medical Sciences; 8. Medical Education, 1900-1950: Clinical Teaching; Part V. Medical Schools After 1950 |
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9. Medical Care After 195010. Hospitals and Health Care; 11. The Organization of Medical Schools After 1950; 12. Medical School Research; 13. The Medical School Clinical Faculty; 14. Hospitals Affiliated with Medical Schools; 15. Medical School Enrollments and Admissions Policies; 16. Undergraduate Medical Education; 17. Graduate Medical Education; 18. Training in Primary Care; 19. Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
In this extensively researched history of medical schools, William Rothstein, a leading historian of American medicine, traces the formation of the medical school from its origin as a source of medical lectures to its current status as a center of undergraduate and graduate medical education, biomedical research, and specialized patient care. Using a variety of historical and sociological techniques, Rothstein accurately describes methods of medical education from one generation of doctors to the next, illustrating the changing career paths in medicine. At the same time, this studyconsiders m |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-398 and index) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical education -- United States -- History
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Medicine -- United States -- History
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Medical education
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Medicine
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195364712 |
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0195364716 |
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0195041860 |
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9780195041866 |
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