An Informal History of American Medicine from the Colonial Era through the 20th Century

Curtis E. Margo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

506 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0144-3 (ISBN)

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American medicine defies simple characterization. Its history is filled with as much triumph as controversy, which may explain why the delivery of health care in America is described as both the best and the worst of any industrialized country in the world. This book examines the convoluted course of medical practice in America from its roots in rural colonial society to the end of the 20th century. This story is chronicled through narratives of major events, famous individuals, and professional organizations and institutions. Unlike most historical treatises on medicine, the stories in this book evenly explore accomplishment and misadventure. In many ways, mishap and calamity have done more to steer American medicine to its current position than the exploitation of science and technology. The diversity of medical practice from the conflict over smallpox inoculation and the building of the Mayo Clinic to the disgrace of the Tuskegee affair are brough to life in 26 chapters. These narratives also place in perspective the conflicting tenets of American medicine: humanitarianism and commercialism.

Following medical school, Curtis E. Margo undertook a decade of postgraduate training in pathology, internal medicine, and ophthalmology. He later received a master's degree in public health. While a resident in pathology, he worked part-time in the Emergency Department of a major community hospital. For 40 years he has been involved in both clinical care and the operation of a surgical (anatomic) pathology laboratory. He has co-authored three text books on ophthalmic pathology and edited a fourth on clinical ophthalmology. His academic interests include the study of medical error and the exploration of eye disease through administrative databases. He is currently head of Ophthalmic Pathology at the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, and an instructor in ophthalmic pathology at several other institutions.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	1-0364-0144-8 / 1036401448
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-0144-3 / 9781036401443
Zustand	Neuware