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Documents the creation of the current system of medical education--from the movement into universities to the rise of teaching hospitals--and examines the relationship between increasing educational costs and recent problems with the health-care system
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"Learning to Heal is the best description I have read on the development of US medical schools, and it's an informative reminder to all US medical graduates of where their education came from."
(The Lancet)"Kenneth Ludmerer's excellent book tells the fascinating story of how the United States achieved its world leadership in medical education... The best study yet of the origins of modern medical education."
(James H. Jones New York Times Book Review)"A brilliant interpretation of the origins of modern medical education... A stunning achievement."
(Thomas N. Bonner American Historical Review)"An excellent work of scholarship, compressing a relatively vast literature into a readable and informative volume."
(Gordon T. Moore, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine)"Learning to Heal should be recommended reading for every student, practitioner, faculty member, or administrator concerned with the past, present, and future of American medical education and practice."
(Alberto Galofré, M.D. Journal of the American Medical Association)"A first-rate storyteller."
(Sherman Mellinkoff Los Angeles Times Book Review)About the Author
Kenneth M. Ludmerer, M.D., is assistant professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, and assistant professor of history, Washington University.
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