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The Flexner Report: The Necessary But Shameful Past Of Medicine

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Today’s medical schools are demanding and intensive, but that’s a relatively new development. Before medical schools were prestigious, many were underfunded and unable to uphold the expected academic standards. Our expert explains how one report changed the course of education, but also had disastrous consequences for certain populations.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Todd Savitt, Historian of Medicine, East Carolina University Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies

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