Medical contrasts: Britain and the USA.

The oldest medical societies in Great Britain.

IN 1949 Thornton published the most complete list that is available of the years of formation of the medical societies in Great Britain. The list also included other medical institutions in Britain and the more important societies and institutions of other countries. Thornton acknowledged that his list was incomplete in 1949, and since then further information has become available concerning so...

The history of medical education in Britain

quite so different as readers of Pour une histoire des sciences might suppose. In his well-known paper on the role of Cuvier in the history of science, Foucault also sought to show the intellectual conditions necessary for the emergence of (Darwinian) transformism, with Cuvier the pivotal figure "making possible" the reconstruction of eighteenth-century natural history so as to yield nineteenth...

Reorganization of the Medical and Allied Services in Great Britain

Towards the close of the Great War of *914-18, the inadequacy of the organization for the provision of medical and public health services came to be recognized by almost all the Progressive national governments. The growth ?f knowledge that had taken place resulted in faking more complex the measures necessary tor combating disease and ensuring health. -I his resulted in increased cost of treat...

Medical education in the USA--adult-friendly?

In the United States of America, the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) system of training residents has allowed high-quality postgraduate education to flourish. This paper describes the evolution of the AHECs in the context of medical education over the past 50 years. The arrangements for programme administration and design, resident assessment and appraisal, training of trainers in education...

Medical communication: the old and new. The development of medical journals in Britain.