A history of Yale's School of Medicine [[electronic resource] ] : passing torches to others / / Gerard N. Burrows

• Autore: Burrow Gerard N. <1933-2013.>
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.71/1746/8
• Soggetto topico: Medical colleges - Connecticut - History; Medical education - Connecticut - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-356) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Founding Years -- 3. Hard Times: The Dark Years -- 4. Flexner's Report and Blumer's Deanship -- 5. "A Steam Engine in Pants": 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 -- 11. The Department of Medicine -- 12. Public Health and the Greater Good -- 13. The State Hospital -- 14. Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This fascinating book 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. Written by a former dean of the medical school, the book focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to the university, which has long operated under the precept that one should heal the body as well as the soul. Dr. Gerard Burrow recounts events surrounding the beginnings of the medical school, the very perilous times it experienced in the middle and late nineteenth century, and its revitalization, rapid growth, and evolution throughout the twentieth century. He describes the colorful individuals involved with the school and shows how social upheavals-wars, the Depression, boom periods, social activism, and the like-affected the school. The picture he paints is that of an institution that was at times unmanageable and under-funded, that often had troubled relationships with the New Haven community and its major hospital, but that managed to triumph over these difficulties and flourish. Today Yale University School of Medicine is a center for excellence. Dr. Burrow draws on the themes recurrent in its rich past to offer suggestions about its future.
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of Yale's School of Medicine
• ISBN: 1-281-73103-X; 9786611731038; 0-300-13288-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777777103321
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