Doctors' orders the making of status hierarchies in an elite profession

The United States does not have enough doctors. Every year since the 1950s, internationally trained and osteopathic medical graduates have been needed to fill residency positions because there are too few American-trained MDs. However, these international and osteopathic graduates have to significan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenkins, Tania M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York Columbia University Press [2020]
Temas:
Residents (Medicine) > United States > Social conditions.
Residents (Medicine) > Selection and appointment > United States.
Physicians, Foreign > United States > Social conditions.
Osteopathic physicians > United States > Social conditions.
Social status > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Physicians.
Internship and Residency
Physicians
Social Class
Résidents (Médecine) > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Résidents (Médecine) > Sélection et nomination > États-Unis.
Médecins étrangers > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Statut social > États-Unis.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > États-Unis.
Médecins.
physicians.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Elite (Social sciences)
Residents (Medicine) > Selection and appointment
Social status
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Terms and Acronyms
  • Introduction
  • 1. Meet the Residents
  • 2. The Match List
  • 3. A Day on the Wards
  • 4. Grooming
  • 5. Graduation
  • 6. The Navy SEALs and the National Guard
  • Conclusions and Implications
  • Appendix: On Being a "Second-Year Intern"
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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