A century of surgeons and surgery
Subtitle: the American College of Surgeons 1913-2012
By: David L. Nahrwold, MD, FACS, and Peter J. Kernahan, MD, PhD, FACS
Contributors: Kernahan, Peter J., 1951-
Publisher: American College of Surgeons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9781880696996
Subjects: Surgery; History; Surgeons; Biography; American College of Surgeons
Description: At the turn of the century, the new field of surgery offered the excitement and prestige of the scientifically new and the chance of financial success to the ambitious practitioner. No regulatory authority existed to prevent any physician from embarking on a career in surgery. In this environment, a cadre of leading surgeons, led by the dynamic Franklin H. Martin, attempted to bring order out of surgical chaos by creating the American College of Surgeons. This book provides an engaging account of the College's first 100 years at the time of its Centennial.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.