A History of Yale's School of Medicine: Passing Torches to Others
A History of Yale's School of Medicine: Passing Torches to Others
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Abstract
This book tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810, when it had four professors and 37 students, to its present status as one of the world's outstanding medical schools. It focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to the university, which has long operated under the precept that one should heal the body as well as the soul. The book recounts events surrounding the beginnings of the medical school, the very perilous times it experienced in the middle-and late-19th century, and its revitalization, rapid growth, and evolution throughout the 20th century. It describes the colorful individuals involved with the school and shows how social upheavals, including wars, the Depression, boom periods, social activism, and the like, affected the school. The picture it paints is that of an institution that was at times unmanageable and underfunded, that often had troubled relationships with the New Haven community and its major hospital, but that managed to triumph over these difficulties and flourish. Today Yale University School of Medicine is a center for excellence. The book draws on the themes recurrent in its rich past to offer suggestions about its future.
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Front Matter
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Founding Years
- 3 Hard Times: The Dark Years
- 4 Flexner's Report and Blumer's Deanship: The Defining Years
- 5 “A Steam Engine in Pants”: The Boom Years
- 6 The Bubble Bursts: The Depression Years
- 7 The Medical School Goes to War
- 8 Peace and Readjustment
- 9 Expansion Years
- 10 Social Unrest: The Turbulent Years
- 11 The Department of Medicine
- 12 Public Health and the Greater Good
- 13 The State Hospital
- 14 Epilogue
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End Matter
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