| Contents |
Pt. I. The Professional Setting. 1. From Colonial Times to the Civil War: The First Two Hundred and Fifty Years. 2. Egalitarianism in Medicine and the Challenge of Specialism, 1860-1900. 3. Reform Achieved: The AMA and Medical Education, 1890-1914 -- Pt. II. Formal Recognition of the Specialties, 1900-1930. 4. Surgeons, Physicians, and General Practitioners: The Rebirth of the College System, 1900-1916. 5. Delineation of a Specialty: Ophthalmology, Optometry, and the First Specialty Board. 6. The American Medical Association and Specialization. 7. The Public Interest and the Profession. 8. The Specialists and Professional Regulation -- Pt. III. The Specialties Come of Age, 1930-1950. 9. Medical Specialization and Medical Care: Prospects of Organizational Change. 10. Who Should Control Specialization? 11. Specialties and Specialty Boards: The Defining Process. 12. The Boards As a System. 13. Medical Care in the 1940s -- Pt. IV. Professional Structures Reexamined. |
