Let me heal : the opportunity to preserve excellence in American medicine / Kenneth M. Ludmerer.
By: Ludmerer, Kenneth M [author.].
New York : Oxford University Press, ©2015Description: xvii, 431 pages ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199744541 (hbk. : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Internship and Residency -- history -- United States | Education, Medical, Graduate -- standards -- United States | Quality of Health Care -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 610.71/55Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | R840 .L83 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002974 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-409) and index.
Johns Hopkins and the creation of the residency -- The growth of graduate medical education -- The American residency -- The life of a pre-World War II House Officer -- Consolidating the system -- The expansion of the residency in an era of abundance -- The evolving learning environment -- The life of a post-World War II House Officer -- The weakening of the educational community -- The era of high throughput -- The era of accountability, patient safety, and work-hour regulation -- Preserving excellence in residency training and medical care.