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The quest for excellence : the history of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine

Title
The quest for excellence : the history of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine / by J. Willis Hurst.
Author
Hurst, J. Willis (John Willis), 1920-2011.
Publication
Atlanta, GA : Scholars Press, ©1997.

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Description
xiv, 601 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"The Quest for Excellence chronicles the history of the Department of Medicine of Emory University School of Medicine, 1834-1986. The scope of this history includes the genesis of the university, the School of Medicine, associated hospitals, The Emory Clinic, and the current Robert W. Woodruff Health and Sciences Center."--BOOK JACKET. "Sprinkled with biographies of dreamers, benefactors, medical educators, medical investigators, physicians, and administrators, this history includes the stories of those who rallied around a noble cause to create a superb institution of higher learning and service."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Archives and libraries ; 3
Uniform Title
Archives and libraries ; 3.
Subject
  • Emory University. Department of Medicine > History
  • Emory University. Department of Medicine
  • Emory University. Department of Medicine
  • Medical colleges > Georgia > Atlanta > History
  • Medical teaching personnel
  • Medical colleges > Faculty
  • Schools, Medical > history
  • Faculty, Medical
  • Medical teaching personnel
  • Medical colleges > Faculty
  • Medical colleges
  • Georgia
  • Georgia > Atlanta
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • collective biographies.
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Biographies.
Note
  • On cover: 1834-1986.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Roots of the Department of Medicine 1834-1942 -- Ch. 2. A Giant Step Forward and the "Defining Moment" 1942-1946 -- Ch. 3. The Pursuit of Excellence and Plans for the Future 1946-1952 -- Ch. 4. Troubled Times 1952-1957 -- Ch. 5. The Phoenix 1957-1986 (and a Little Later) -- Bulletin of Emory University School of Medicine, July 1915 -- Bulletin of Emory University School of Medicine, June 1917 -- Bulletin of Emory University School of Medicine, May 1942 -- Governance -- Department chairmen in 1960s, 1970s, 1983, & 1984 -- Faculty Members and Fellows, 1942-1986.
ISBN
  • 0788503944
  • 9780788503948
LCCN
97029007
OCLC
  • ocm37410528
  • 37410528
  • SCSB-507970
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library