Trouble in the university
Subtitle: how the education of health care professionals became corrupted
By: Midlred A. Schwartz
Series: Studies in critical social sciences; Studies in critical social sciences
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781608464951
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Academic medical centers; Finance; Medical economics; Medical education
Description: Mildred A. Schwartz analyzes how changes in U.S. higher education affecting the health care professions and in the relations between universities and the state have created conditions that can give rise to corruption. Explanations for how the connections between changing conditions and organizational structures can lead to illegal and unethical behavior are uncovered through the study of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Because that University's experiences were not unique, they can be used to demonstrate how higher education has become vulnerable to corruption. Identification of the structural and cultural sources of corruption also suggest possible ways it could be avoided.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-156) and index.
Table of contents: title: The corruption of higher education; title: Sickness in the midst of health; title: Educational conditions and environments; title: UMDNJ's core organization; title: UMDNJ's network organization; title: Reorganization and breakup; title: How the education of health care professionals became corrupted.