The Student-Physician: Introductory Studies in the Sociology of Medical Education

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The Student-Physician

Introductory Studies in the Sociology of Medical Education

Edited by: Robert K. Merton , George G. Reader and Patricia L. Kendall

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1957

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Volume 62 | Commonwealth Fund Publications

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Medicine Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part I. Theoretical and Historical Context of Studies
SOME PRELIMINARIES TO A SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Robert Κ. Merton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
THE CORNELL COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND TEACHING PROGRAM George G. Reader Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part II. Career Decisions
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
THE DECISION TO STUDY MEDICINE Natalie Rogoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
SOME COMPARISONS OF ENTRANTS TO MEDICAL AND LAW SCHOOL Wagner Thielens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
TENDENCIES TOWARD SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL TRAINING Patricia L. Kendall and Hanan G. Selvin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Part III. Processes of Attitudinal Learning
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL SELF-IMAGE Mary Jean Huntingfon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
PREFERENCES FOR TYPES OF PATIENTS William Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
TRAINING FOR UNCERTAINTY Renée G. Fox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Part IV. Two Studies of the Cornell Comprehensive Care and Teaching Program
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
CHANGE IN THE CORNELL COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND TEACHING PROGRAM Mary E. W. Goss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
RANGE OF PATIENT CONTACTS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND TEACHING PROGRAM Margaret Olencki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Appendices
Appendix A. Socialization: A Terminological Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Appendix B. Research in Progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Appendix C. Note on Significance Tests Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Appendix D. QUESTIONNAIRE ON ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353

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eBook published on:

October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674366831

Hardcover published on:

February 5, 1957

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674366824

Edition:

Reprint 2014

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Front matter:

12

Main content:

360

Illustrations:

12

Tables:

33

Other:

12 figures, 33 tables

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674366831

eBook ISBN: 9780674366831

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674366824

Keywords for this book

Medicine -- Study and teaching.; Medicine -- Vocational guidance.

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Professional and scholarly;

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