xxiii, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Ten men and women who reinvented American medicine
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-300) and index
Contents:
Introduction: A revolution in American medicine Mary Elizabeth Garrett : equity and excellence John Shaw Billings : building medicine for a new century William Henry Welch : medicine through the lens of science William Osler : philosophy of being a physician and patient-centered teaching William Stewart Halsted : victory wrought from defeat Jesse William Lazear : the ultimate sacrifice Max Brödel : art applied to medicine Dorothy Reed Mendenhall : hardship and discrimination Helen Taussig : the founder of pediatric cardiology Vivien Thomas : something the Lord made Epilogue
