Healers

by John Duffy

Book Overview

Includes index. Bibliography: p. 366-372 This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252007433
• ISBN13: 9780252007439
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Perspective is timeless

I don't think I'll ever view the medical profession the same way I did before reading this book. The Healers does what only history can do - it tells the truth about beauty. In this case, it strips the profession of its aura, letting the reader see some of the dirty laundry (George Washington's physicians, for example), as well as its heroes (or heroines as the case may be for medical education reformers). It certainly helps to put managed care, technology, money and the profession in perspective. It's a timeless treasure in my opinion.