The Morehouse Mystique provides a superb history of the creation and development of a singularly important American medical school. The book is chock full of insights, beautifully written, and firmly anchored in the medical and cultural context of its time. More than that, it speaks to the soul of medicine and offers inspiration and hope for a healthier and better America. -- Kenneth Ludmerer, M.D., Washington University in St. Louis This is a fine book about a fine institution, where my family endowed a professorship. It will delight both those who know about the Morehouse School of Medicine and those who are learning about it for the first time. -- Bill Cosby
Foreword, by Barbara Bush
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. African Americans and the Medical Profession
2. Birth of a Medical School
3. Building His Bike as He Rides It
4. Coming into Its Own
5. Leadership in Transition
6. A Controversy Erupts
7. Recovering from Turmoil
8. Nurturing Students
Conclusion
Appendix: Alumni Carrying Out the Mission
Notes
Index
Marybeth Gasman is a professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Envisioning Black Colleges and coeditor of Booker T. Washington Rediscovered, both also published by Johns Hopkins. Louis W. Sullivan is president emeritus and one of the founders of the Morehouse School of Medicine. He was secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under George H. W. Bush.
An excellent resource for researchers interested in the unique story of the creation and development of African American medical schools in the US. Choice The Morehouse Mystique will be of value to many readers: those interested in twentieth century American history and American medical education, African-American medical schools, and health care inequities. It can also be thought of as a case study in how to start up a medical school, how to develop a board of directors, and how to work with strong and nationally-known personalities. -- Martha E. Stone Watermark
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