Medical humanities in the US

The Flexner Report, also called Carnegie Foundation Bulletin Number Four, is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910.

When Flexner researched his report, many American medical schools were “proprietary”, namely small trade schools owned by one or more doctors, unaffiliated with a college or university, and run to make a profit. A degree was typically awarded after only two years of study. Laboratory work and dissection were not necessarily required. Many of the instructors were local doctors teaching part-time, whose own training left something to be desired. The regulation of the medical profession by state governments was minimal or nonexistent. The quality of medical education was jeopardized.

In this video, I will introduce briefly the development of medical humanities in the US. I will provide links of further readings as well. In the next video, I will introduce the development in Taiwan.