Let me heal : the opportunity to preserve excellence in American medicine / Kenneth M. Ludmerer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludmerer, Kenneth M. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Medicine > Study and teaching (Residency) > United States.
Medical care > United States.
Internship > United States.
Internship and Residency > history.
Education, Medical, Graduate > standards.
Quality of Health Care.
United States.
Internship programs.
Medical care.
Medicine > Study and teaching (Residency)
Physical Description:xvii, 431 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.