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Academic General Practice in the UK Medical Schools, 1948--2000: A Short History
John Howie
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Paperback. The first collective record of the evolution of general medical practice as an academic discipline over half a century. Editor(s): Howie, John; Whitfield, Michael. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
The first collective record of the evolution of general medical practice as an academic discipline over half a century. This anthology captures the stories of the early struggles to set up university departments between visionary supporters and traditionalist blockers as well as the steadily increasing successes aided by a dedicated funding system. The accounts are written where possible by the people involved in the early developments of their subject. These tales are of vision, commitment and resilience and are interesting both in their own right and for the more general lessons they tell us about the processes of creating institutional ... Read more
The first collective record of the evolution of general medical practice as an academic discipline over half a century. This anthology captures the stories of the early struggles to set up university departments between visionary supporters and traditionalist blockers as well as the steadily increasing successes aided by a dedicated funding system. The accounts are written where possible by the people involved in the early developments of their subject. These tales are of vision, commitment and resilience and are interesting both in their own right and for the more general lessons they tell us about the processes of creating institutional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748643561
SKU
V9780748643561
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About John Howie
John Howie is Emeritus Professor in the University of Edinburgh. He was Professor of General Practice in the University from 1980-2000 and lead author of The Mackenzie Report which EUP published in 1986. Dr Michael Whitfield FRCGP, DPH, DCH was Senior Lecturer in General Practice in the University of Bristol from 1986 to 1997 and Senior Lecturer in the ... Read more
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