A history of Yale's School of Medicine : passing torches to others

A history of Yale's School of Medicine : passing torches to others /

Burrow tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810, when it had four professors and 37 students, to its present status as one of the world's outstanding medical schools. It focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to...

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Main Author: Burrow, Gerard N., 1933-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Medical colleges > Connecticut > History.
Medical education > Connecticut > History.
Schools, Medical > history
Education, Medical > history
MEDICAL > Education & Training.
EDUCATION > History.
Medical colleges
Medical education
Connecticut.
Connecticut
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Founding Years
  • 3. Hard Times: The Dark Years
  • 4. Flexnerâ€?s Report and Blumerâ€?s Deanship: The Defining Years
  • 5. “A Steam Engine in Pantsâ€?: The Boom Years
  • 6. The Bubble Bursts: The Depression Years
  • 7. The Medical School Goes to War
  • 8. Peace and Readjustment
  • 9. Expansion Years
  • 10. Social Unrest: The Turbulent Years
  • 11. The Department of Medicine
  • 12. Public Health and the Greater Good
  • 13. The State Hospital
  • 14. Epilogue
  • Notes

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