The Educational Philosophy of Abraham Flexner: Creating Cogency in Medical Education

by Zelenka, Marc H.

• ISBN13: 9780773451841
• ISBN10: 0773451846
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: EDWIN MELLEN PRESS
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Summary

This study elucidates the educational thought of Abraham Flexner, investigating the application and efficacy of his thought in the development of medical education, and determining his contemporary relevance. The author, in the spirit of the 1910 Flexner Report, seeks to yield information central to both curriculum and ethical definition in medicine.

Author Biography

Dr. Marc H. Zelenka is a visiting professor in Education and Life Sciences at Indiana University û Bloomington. He studied Medical Science at Washington University and St. Louis University, and received his Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies focusing on Medical Education from Indiana University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Historical and Context: Education and Work of Abraham Flexner	p. 5
Development of Prescription for a Profession: Educational Ideas in the Literature of Abraham Flexner	p. 25
A Psycholography	p. 45
Bulletin Number Four	p. 57
The Wake of the Report	p. 85
The Currency of Medical Education	p. 103
Great Expectations: Educational Implications from Population Expectations of Medical Practice	p. 125
Humanism in Context of Scientism	p. 141
Summation and Conclusion	p. 157
Random Sample of Fifty United States Medical Schools	p. 163
What Counts As an Educated Physician? Possible Implications for Medical Education Drawn from Expectations of the Recipients of the Practice of Medicine	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 177
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