The Flexner Report. Medical Education In The United States And Canada: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Flexner Report. Medical Education In The United States And Canada, credited to Abraham Flexner, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Flexner Report. Medical Education In The United States And Canada by Abraham Flexner. Read in English by Leon Harvey. The Flexner Report is a book-length review and investigation into medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. The report concluded that the professional standard of medical science teaching and practice in America was below par compared to Europe, and was overconfident in the abundance of doctors as a false sign of strength. Many colleges and universities were found to be without merit, or lacking academic integrity, and not following a regulated standard. The quality of the training was often self reported and not under scrutiny, usually lacking in work experience or a review of skill. All too often the teaching staff were not involved in research, nor were working consistently in the medical profession, and prefered easy delivery lectures instead of the expense of training in a clinic. The report recommends many medical schools be closed, higher prerequisite standards for entry into medical studies, and stricter state regulation. - Summary by Leon Harvey

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Flexner Report. Medical Education In The United States And Canada
• Author credits: Abraham Flexner
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 15:24:42

Catalogue topics

• education
• medicine
• national survey
• university education
• medical education
• diploma mills

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 31:53
2. 01 - I. Historical and General — 46:51
3. 02 - II. The Proper Basis of Medical Education — 20:56
4. 03 - III. The Actual Basis of Medical Education — 1:05:09
5. 04 - IV. The Course of Study: The Laboratory Branches. (A) First and Second Years — 51:47
6. 05 - V. The Course of Study: The Laboratory Branches. (B) First and Second Years (continued) — 54:01
7. 06 - VI. The Course of Study: The Hospital and the Medical School. (A) Third and Fourth Years — 40:53
8. 07 - VII. The Course of Study: The Hospital and the Medical School. (B) Third and Fourth Years (continued) — 1:02:32
9. 08 - VIII. The Financial Aspects of Medical Education — 55:07
10. 09 - IX. Reconstruction — 35:35
11. 10 - X. Medical Sects — 36:13
12. 11 - XI. The State Boards — 22:50
13. 12 - Xll. The Postgraduate School — 9:37
14. 13 - XIII. The Medical Education of Women — 3:20
15. 14 - XIV. The Medical Education of the Negro — 5:16
16. 15 - XV. PART II. The Medical Schools of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia — 1:00:41
17. 16 - XVI. The Medical Schools of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas — 1:01:30
18. 17 - XVII. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota — 56:02
19. 18 - XVIII.Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New England, New Hampshire — 43:09
20. 19 - IXX. New York, North Carolian, North Dakota, Ohio — 1:07:02
21. 20 - XX. Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee. — 51:40
22. 21 - XXI. Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada. — 42:38

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