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Duffin begins this survey of the history of western medicine with a glimpse at a pedagogical tool designed to spark the interest of even the most tunnel visioned medical students. The other two appendices list the recipients of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine, and tools for further study, including titles of library catalogues, and resources in print and online. Hannah chair in the history of medicine, queens university. A scandalously short introduction by jacalyn duffin 20100529 hardcover january 1, 1659 4. Introduction, the invention of the microscope, the foundations of germ theory. Public and international health 16 sleuthing and science. Heroes and villains in the history of medicine 2 the fabricated body. An accessible overview of medical history, this new edition is greatly expanded, including more information on medicine in the united states, great britain, and in other european countries. Covering a vast amount of information, this very short introduction sheds new light on medicine s past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies, such as the spiraling costs of health care, lack of health insurance for millions, breakthrough treatments, and much more.
A scandalously short introduction second edition by jacalyn duffin isbn. A scandalously short introduction university of toronto press. Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this very short introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Duffin covers a variety of topics in the history of medicine, never attempting an exhaustive history and instead selecting key events and example to highlight relevant trends and issues. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Organized conceptually around the major fields of medical endeavour. Rosenberg, ackerknechts former student and a new bibliographic essay by lisa haushofer which explores recent scholarship in the history of medicine. A very brief overview of the history of medicine blatner. Alan kraut or howard markel if you want to read about immigration and the history of medicine.
History of medicine between tradition and modernity ncbi nih. Decline and rebirth of family medicine 15 when the patient is plural. Hannah chair in the history of medicine, queens university author of history of medicine. This is a supplement to the first lecture of a sixlecture series on some stories in the history of medicine, given at senior university georgetowns winterspring 2009 session. Jacalyn duffin up to date and filled with pithy examples and teaching tools such as a searchable online bibliography, history of medicine continues to demonstrate the power of historical research to inform current.
Johns university in new york, and jack coulehan, physicianpoet and director of the institute for medicine in contemporary society at the state university of new york at stony brook, have selected 100 poems by 32 contemporary physicianpoets for this succinct yet meaty anthology. University of toronto press, scholarly publishing division language. Poynter, of the wellcome historical medical library, and keele, president of the section of history of medicine of the royal society of medicine, have collaborated in the preparation of this excellent volume. List of illustrations list of tables acknowledgements introduction. A scandalously short introduction duffin, jacalyn on. In the game, students choose a figure from a cast of characters selected from a gallery of names in the history of medicine. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, bill bynum offers insights into medicine s past, while at the same time. Short textbook of medical microbiology university medicine texts this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. A very short introduction and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. A scandalously short introduction by jacalyn duffin. The oxford handbook of the history of medicine hardcover.
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