The forgotten history of defunct black medical schools in the 19th and 20th centuries and the impact of the Flexner report

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1425-1429

  Harley, Earl H ^a,b  

^a Georgetown University Hospital ^*

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Black medical schools; Flexner Report

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748758445     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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