Learning To Heal

Near Fine first edition hardcover in Near Fine dust jacket. Clean, tightly bound copy with sharp interior pages and no ownership markings noted. Light shelf wear to jacket with mild rubbing and small areas of edge wear at spine ends and corners. A solid and attractive copy overall. A landmark history of the transformation of American medical education from proprietary schools to the modern university-based system. Kenneth M. Ludmerer traces the institutional, intellectual, and scientific developments that reshaped medical training between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, emphasizing the rise of laboratory science, clinical instruction, and professional standards. Widely regarded as an important contribution to the history of medicine and medical pedagogy. An essential work for collectors and scholars of medical history, healthcare policy, educational reform, and institutional history. Ludmerer’s scholarship remains foundational in discussions of the Flexner era, professionalization in medicine, and the evolution of American healthcare education. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. Please review photographs carefully, as they form part of the description. Returns accepted within the AbeBooks 30-day return window. SCI 1b. …