HOH - Social Transformation of American Medicine Flashcards
important dates - 1904
council on Medial Education (CME) created by the AMA
important dates - 1908
CME asked Carnegie Foundation for the advanced teaching to survey Medical schools
important dates - 1910
Flexner submitted his report after visiting all the 155 schools in person
high quality medical schools and clinical investigations developed more _____
slowly
business dominated atmosphere, many schools were blatantly ____, inadequetly staffed and offering ___ ____ degrees
commercial; cut-priced
Medical student 140 years ago - didnt have to worry about ____
admissions
Medical student 140 years ago - instruction was ___ and ____
superficial and brief
Medical student 140 years ago - terms lasted ___ ____ and after the second the degree was ___ ___ regardless of the ____ ____
16 weeks; automatically given; academic performance
Medical student 140 years ago - teaching was done by ____ ONLY
lecture
Medical student 140 years ago - it was not uncommon for a student to graduate without ever having to ____ ___ ____
touch a patient
med schools in 1860s and 1870s - many were ____ owned
privately
med schools in 1860s and 1870s - physicians could only offer ___ and ___ ___ for ailments they lacked the means to cure
sympathy and tender care
med schools in 1860s and 1870s - the medical profession was held in ___ regard by the general public
low
Johns Hopkins University and med school was born in
1876
Hopkins had ___ admission requirements and a ___ of training that set new standard
rigorous; quality
candidates for admission to Hopkins wer required to have a ___-____ college degree, including ___ years of premed training in ___, ____, and ___, and a reading knowledge of ___ and ____
4-year; 2; biology, chemistry, physics; French and German
Flexner report triggered reforms in ___, ____, and ___ of north american medical schools
standards, organizations, and curriculum
flexner report - between 1910 and 1935 more than half of medical schools ___. only ___ medical schools operated by 1935
closed; 66
flexner made sure that no medical school can be created without prior permission of ____ government and state branch of the ___
state; AMA
flexner report made sure that the medical profession becomes a __-__ and highly ____ profession
well-paid; respected
american medicine becomes a ___ diverse profession, because it was affordable only to upper middle class ___ ___
less; white males
