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OverviewWeill Cornell Medicine is a story of continuity and transformation. Throughout its colorful history, Cornell's medical school has been a leader in education, patient care, and research-from its founding as Cornell University Medical College in 1898, to its renaming as Weill Cornell Medical College in 1998, and now in its current incarnation as Weill Cornell Medicine. In this insightful and nuanced book, dean emeritus Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, and Jennifer Moon situate the history of Cornell's medical school in the context of the development of modern medicine and health care. The book examines the triumphs, struggles, and controversies the medical college has undergone. It recounts events surrounding the medical school's beginnings as one of the first to accept female students, its pioneering efforts to provide health care to patients in the emerging middle class, wartime and the creation of overseas military hospitals, medical research ranging from the effects of alcohol during Prohibition to classified partnerships with the Central Intelligence Agency, and the impact of the Depression, 1960s counterculture, and the Vietnam War on the institution. The authors describe how the medical school built itself back up after nearing the brink of financial ruin in the late 1970s, with philanthropic support and a renewal of its longstanding commitments to biomedical innovation and discovery. Central to this story is the closely intertwined, and at times tumultuous, relationship between Weill Cornell and its hospital affiliate, now known as New York-Presbyterian. Today the medical school's reach extends from its home base in Manhattan to a branch campus in Qatar and to partnerships with institutions in Houston, Tanzania, and Haiti. As Weill Cornell Medicine relates, the medical college has never been better poised to improve health around the globe than it is now. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. , Jennifer Moon , Laurie H. GlimcherPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781501702136ISBN 10: 1501702130 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 19 April 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsWeill Cornell Medicine is a well-written, fascinating review and analysis of the history and transformation of one prominent American academic medical institution. More important, this story illuminates the seismic changes that have occurred over the past century in biomedical science in general and medical schools in particular. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the past, present, and future of American medicine and medical training. -David J. Skorton, President Emeritus, Cornell University Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, and Jennifer Moon have provided an insightful, engaging, authoritative account of a great medical school, enlivened and enriched by their own participation in the school's development and their personal knowledge of many of the important figures in its history. Those interested in Weill Cornell Medicine will enjoy this book; so will readers interested in medical education and higher education more generally. -Kenneth Ludmerer, Washington University School of Medicine, author of Let Me Heal: The Opportunity to Preserve Excellence in American Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine is a candid, well-researched, and engaging study of an American medical school as told from the perspective of each of its deans-the first traveling in his own horse and carriage, the last flying routinely across the world. The remarkable individuals described here define the personality and scope of the enterprise, make bold efforts to change as the external climate changes, tussle with the associated hospital, plan mergers (the first in 1912), sponsor new buildings, and chase the money to fulfill their dreams. Each medical school has its own idiosyncratic history, with the history of Weill Cornell Medicine intimately tied to the generosity of New York philanthropists. By focusing on leadership, however, the authors fill a hole in the broader historical literature on medical education and medical institutions. This is a great read. The dean's job is never easy! -Rosemary A. Stevens, Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Pennsylvania, author of American Medicine and the Public Interest Author InformationAntonio Gotto Jr., MD, is Dean Emeritus of Weill Cornell Medicine. He is the author of many books, most recently Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Lipid Disorders, and coauthor most recently of The Living Heart in the 21st Century. Jennifer Moon is Editorial Administrator at Weill Cornell Medicine. Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, is Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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