American medical schools and the practice of medicine : a history / William G. Rothstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothstein, William G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical education--United States--History.

Medical education.

Medicine--United States--History.

Medicine.

History.

United States.

Education, Medical--history.

History of Medicine.

Schools, Medical--history.

Medical Subjects:

Education, Medical--history.

United States.

History of Medicine.

Schools, Medical--history.

Physical Description:

xii, 408 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

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 study considers medical schools within the context of the state of medical practice, institutions of medical care, and general higher education. The most complete and thorough general history of medical education in the United States ever written, this work focuses both on the historical development of medical schools and their current status.

Contents:

Part I. Method of Analysis and Medical Education, 1750-1825

1. Policy Making in Medical Schools 5

2. Medical Care and Medical Education, 1750-1825 15

Part II. Medical Education, 1825-1860

3. Medical Care and Medical Education, 1825-1860 39

Part III. Medical Education, 1860-1900

4. Medical Care, 1860-1900 67

5. Medical Schools, 1860-1900 89

Part IV. Medical Education, 1900-1950

6. Medical Care, 1900-1950 119

7. Medical Education, 1900-1950: General Trends and Basic Medical Sciences 140

8. Medical Education, 1900-1950: Clinical Teaching 160

Part V. Medical Schools After 1950

9. Medical Care After 1950 181

10. Hospitals and Health Care 207

11. The Organization of Medical Schools After 1950 220

12. Medical School Research 235

13. The Medical School Clinical Faculty 256

14. Hospitals Affiliated with Medical Schools 270

15. Medical School Enrollments and Admissions Policies 282

16. Undergraduate Medical Education 294

17. Graduate Medical Education 314

18. Training in Primary Care 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195041860

OCLC:

14376841