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- The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Overcoming suspicion, ridicule, and outright opposition from the American Medical Association, the osteopathic medical profession today serves the health needs of more than thirty million Americans. The DOs chronicles the development of this controversial medical movement from the nineteenth century to the present. Historian Norman Gevitz describes the philosophy and practice of osteopathy, as well as its impact on medical care. From the theories underlying the use of spinal manipulation developed by osteopathy's founder, Andrew Taylor Still, Gevitz traces the movement's early success, despite attacks from the orthodox medical community, and details the internal struggles to broaden osteopathy's scope to include the full range of pharmaceuticals and surgery. He also recounts the efforts of osteopathic colleges to achieve parity with institutions granting M.D. degrees and looks at the continuing effort by osteopathic physicians and surgeons to achieve greater recognition and visibility.
In print continuously since 1982, The DOs has now been thoroughly updated and expanded to include two new chapters addressing recent and current challenges and to bring the history of the profession up to the beginning of the new millennium.
Table of Contents
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- Preface & Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xiv
- CHAPTER 1 ANDREW TAYLOR STILL
- pp. 1-21
- CHAPTER 2 THE MISSOURI MECCA
- pp. 22-38
- CHAPTER 3 IN THE FIELD
- pp. 39-53
- CHAPTER 4 STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
- pp. 54-68
- CHAPTER 5 EXPANDING THE SCOPE
- pp. 69-84
- CHAPTER 6 THE PUSH FOR HIGHER STANDARDS
- pp. 85-100
- CHAPTER 7 A QUESTION OF IDENTITY
- pp. 101-114
- CHAPTER 8 THE CALIFORNIA MERGER
- pp. 115-134
- CHAPTER 9 REAFFIRMATION & EXPANSION
- pp. 135-154
- CHAPTER 10 IN A SEA OF CHANGE
- pp. 155-170
- CHAPTER 11 THE CHALLENGE OF DISTINCTIVENESS
- pp. 171-191
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801897368
Related ISBN(s)
9780801878343
MARC Record
OCLC
798297972
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No