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Diploma mill : the rise and fall of Dr. John Buchanan and the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania /

The story of John Buchanan and the EMC contains unusually dramatic elements more typical of a novel than a work of history but does not undermine its importance. His activities ultimately resulted in stronger medical licensing laws and cast a shadow upon the minority of physicians practicing eclecti...

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Main Author: Johnson, David A., 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2018]
Subjects and Genres:
Buchanan, John, > M.D.
Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Diploma mills > United States.
Universities and colleges > Corrupt practices > United States.
Medicine > Study and teaching.
Eclecticism, Historical > history
Eclecticism, Historical > education
Schools, Medical > history
Legislation, Medical > history
Fraud > history
History, 19th Century
Diploma mills.
Universities and colleges > Corrupt practices.
Pennsylvania
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • part 1. Rise. The rise of eclectic medicine
  • The rise of the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania
  • The rise of Dr. John Buchanan
  • part 2. Crises. Year of revelations
  • Senat inquiry and a Supreme Court case
  • The return of medical licensing laws
  • part 3. Fall. John Norris and the Philadelphia Record
  • The "death" of John Buchanan
  • Trial and imprisonment
  • Old tricks and a new career
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix.

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