Norman Gevitz
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Norman Gevitz | |
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| Occupation | Writer, Professor |
| Alma mater | New York University, University of Chicago |
| Subject | Osteopathic Medicine, History of medicine |
Norman Gevitz, Ph.D. is a medical historian.[1] He has written numerous books and papers on the history of medicine in the United States and England. He is perhaps best known for his book, The D.O.s: Osteopathic Medicine in America,[2] where he discusses the history of the profession osteopathic medicine in the United States.[3][4]
Gevitz formerly taught at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.[5] He is currently a professor and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at A.T. Still University.[6]
Gevitz also wrote Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America, and co-wrote Beyond Flexner: Medical Education in the Twentieth Century.[5][7]
Education
Norman Gevitz studied political science at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970, and then a Master of Arts in 1971.[5] After moving to the University of Chicago where he studied sociology, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 1980.[5]
References
- ^ Zuger, Abigail (17 February 1998). "Scorned No More, Osteopathy Is on the Rise". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Gevitz, Norman (2004). The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. ISBN 0801878330.
- ^ "Faculty: College of Osteopathic Medicine". Ohio University. November 19, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Faculty: College of Osteopathic Medicine". Ohio University. November 19, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "OU-COM Department of Social Medicine - About Norman Gevitz". Oucom.ohiou.edu. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ http://www.atsu.edu/kcom/faculty_staff/bios/gevitz-n-bio.htm
- ^ Barzansky, Barbara; Gevitz, Norman (1992). Beyond Flexner: Medical Education in the Twentieth Century (1. publ. ed.). New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313259845.
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