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Leading the Way: A History of Johns Hopkins Medicine
Neil A. Grauer
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Description for Leading the Way: A History of Johns Hopkins Medicine
Hardback. Lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred photographs, most in color, Leading the Way provides all those interested in the story of Johns Hopkins Medicine-even just the advances in medicine itself over the past twenty years-a lively and riveting account of how Hopkins remains in the forefront of medical education, research, and patient care. Num Pages: 416 pages, 430, 155 black & white halftones, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; MBX; PDX; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2396.
The first comprehensive history of Hopkins Medicine in more than twenty years, "Leading the Way" not only recounts the exceptional achievements of Hopkins physicians, researchers, teachers, and students since 1889 but chronicles the extraordinary expansion and accomplishments of Hopkins Medicine over the past two decades. Within the last twenty years, dozens of multidisciplinary research institutes and centers have been created to expand the frontiers of research in such wide-ranging fields as genetic medicine, biomedicine, cell engineering, cardiovascular care, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease), and patient safety. In addition, a completely new medical school curriculum was formulated; four ... Read more
The first comprehensive history of Hopkins Medicine in more than twenty years, "Leading the Way" not only recounts the exceptional achievements of Hopkins physicians, researchers, teachers, and students since 1889 but chronicles the extraordinary expansion and accomplishments of Hopkins Medicine over the past two decades. Within the last twenty years, dozens of multidisciplinary research institutes and centers have been created to expand the frontiers of research in such wide-ranging fields as genetic medicine, biomedicine, cell engineering, cardiovascular care, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease), and patient safety. In addition, a completely new medical school curriculum was formulated; four ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421406572
SKU
V9781421406572
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About Neil A. Grauer
Neil A. Grauer is assistant director of editorial services in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Marketing and Communications. A third-generation graduate of the Johns Hopkins University, his freelance writings have appeared in American Heritage, Smithsonian, the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post, and many other publications. Among his seven books are Remember Laughter: A Life ... Read more
Reviews for Leading the Way: A History of Johns Hopkins Medicine
An extremely interesting read, even if you're not medical school bound. Kick Ass Book Reviews An accurate, well-designed book of which anyone in the Hopkins Medicine family should be proud. Choice An admirable and comprehensive account of the evolution of one of the most distinguished academic medical centers in the world.
Dorothy Porter JAMA An impressive achievement.
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Dorothy Porter JAMA An impressive achievement.
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