Norman Gevitz focuses on the philosophy, teaching, and practice of osteopathy, as well as its impact on the medical community. He describes the theories underlying the use of spinal manipulation developed by osteopathy's founder, Andrew Taylor Still; traces the movement's early success despite heated opposition from the orthodox medical community; details the internal struggles to broaden osteopathy's scope to include the full range of pharmaceuticals and surgery; recounts the efforts of osteopathic colleges to achieve parity with institutions granting M.D. degrees; and looks at the continuing effort by its practitioners to achieve greater recognition and visibility. Gevitz also examines such significant events as the formation of the American Osteopathic Association and teh amalgamation of California D.O.'s with the orthodox medical establishment in the early 1960s.
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"This book is a fine introduction to the early history of osteopathy, and it must be the starting point for persons seeking to understand the changing relationship between orthodox medicine and osteopathy." -- Journal of the American Medical Association
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This review is from: The D.O.'s: Osteopathic Medicine in America (Paperback)
I read this book cover to cover before applying to osteopathic medical school and believe that it made a big difference in getting admitted. I was able to comprehensively discuss osteopathic principles and practice and critically evaluate decisions that the osteopathic profession has made along the way. The book is well researched (I think that it is based on Dr. Gevitz's dissertation) and historically accurate.
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As chairperson of the social medicine department at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Norman Gevitz knows firsthand the details of ostepathy. This book is a thorough, well-written review of osteopathic medicine's climb into the medical arena; originating from the depths of the mind of its founder, Andrew Taylor Still in the late 1800's, into the growing profession of the 1980's. Unfortunately, however, it does not cover the growth and expansion of osteopathy in the last twenty years of the 20th century. It does explain, though, the legal and social struggles that osteopathy survived in its first 90 years. Gevitz also does a wonderful job explaining what ostopathy is and how it evolved from a holistic, drug-free approach to medical care into an alternative, legally licensed medical practice. I highly recommend this book for osteopathic medical school applicants. It is also an excellent book for those interested in the history and sociology of medicine in the United States.
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History you will need,
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I bought the book in order to be prepared for my med school interview but never got it quite read. I found out upon my arrival at school in the fall that the book was a required read for my History of Osteopathic Medicine course. The book is a great resource to make a person more familiar with an ever growing branch of medicine; that there isn't just a world of MD's. And who knows, maybe it will get you a bit ahead of the game for your first class in your Osteopathic medical school :o)
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cultist label, organized osteopathy, osteopathic education, osteopathic institutions, osteopathic procedures, basic science boards, osteopathic practitioners, osteopathic colleges, osteopathic principles, osteopathic profession, osteopathic concept, allopathic hospitals, osteopathic schools, osteopathic care, osteopathic practice, osteopathic hospitals, osteopathic association, manipulative therapy, spinal irritation, osteopathic medicine, osteopathic physician, materia medico, magnetic healing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, House of Delegates, United States, American School of Osteopathy, Des Moines, Conference Committee, Kansas City, New York, American Medical Association, Examined Passed, Pacific College, Civil War, Judicial Council, Association of American Medical Colleges, Chicago College, Osteopathic Progress Fund, Public Law, Reverend Still, Swedish Movements, Andrew Taylor Still, California College of Medicine, Charles Hazzard, Journal of Osteopathy, Missouri Mecca, William Smith New!
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- American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century: From Sects to Science by William G. Rothstein on 6 pages
- Medical Education in the United States and Canada (Medicine & society in America) by Abraham Flexner on page 76, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Osteopathy: Research and Practice by Andrew Taylor Still in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Medical Essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Final report (CCS occasional paper ; no. 6) by Speyside Project on page 128, and Back Matter
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- Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America by James C. Whorton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Politics of Healing: Histories of Alternative Medicine in Twentieth-Century North America by Robert D. Johnston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America by Norman Gevitz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America by James C. Whorton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Medicine in America: A Short History (The American Moment) by James H. Cassedy in Back Matter
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