D393 Test Prep Questions with Correct Solutions
Abraham Flexner - ANSWER -American educator
-interested in medical edu- cation in the United States and Canada
-His report for the CME provided a framework for modern medical education and introduced
a number of edu- cational principles still in use today.
-called for a restructuring of medical education, the consolidation of medical institutions, and
greater standardization of curricula to cre- ate a scientific paradigm of medical education and
research
1904 - ANSWER the American Medical Association created the Council on Medical Education
(CME) with the aim of restructuring American medical educa- tion and adopting standards for
both classroom and clinical work
William Welch - ANSWER -was a physician and founding professor at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
-He was the first dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
-the founder of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school of public
health in the United States.
-promoted a more clinical approach to medical education, emphasizing bedside teaching
and standardized clinical observation.
, -interested in laboratory analysis and research as part of the educational process, which
Flexner also embraced.
The American Medical Association - ANSWER -was founded in 1847
-goals of advancing science, sup- porting medical education, upholding medical ethics, and
improving public health
-In the early 1900s, the association provided back- ground material that Flexner would use
in building his report and providing a basis for medical licensing and accreditation of medical
education.
-believed that promoting good medical education was in its best interest
The Mayo Brothers and Mayo Clinic - ANSWER -William, James, and Charles Mayo founded
Mayo Clinic in 1889 after joining the small for-profit practice started by their father, William
Worrall Mayo, in Rochester, Minnesota.
-focused on clinical excellence, research and the application of that research to patient care,
the use of sterile technique (which had previously been neglected by many practitioners)
-all physicians are salaried, which leads to less of an emphasis on volume of care and a greater
focus on outcomes.
-first clinic to create a collaborative relationship with a hospital (St. Mary's Hospital) and to
develop the concept of a multispecialty group practice; it did so because it recognized that no
individual physician could possibly possess all the knowledge or skills needed for the expanding
range of medical services.
-the first organization to develop a standardized medical record to be shared by multiple
physicians.
-Another important innovation was the effort to dissuade selective use of expensive services
by pricing them the same as other, more conventional procedures.
-one of the first healthcare organizations to integrate the application of evidence-based
medicine by incorporating data that was collected and analyzed from its research. -developing
high levels of medical education
Blue Shield - ANSWER -1939
-first medical service plan to cover physician services
Abraham Flexner - ANSWER -American educator
-interested in medical edu- cation in the United States and Canada
-His report for the CME provided a framework for modern medical education and introduced
a number of edu- cational principles still in use today.
-called for a restructuring of medical education, the consolidation of medical institutions, and
greater standardization of curricula to cre- ate a scientific paradigm of medical education and
research
1904 - ANSWER the American Medical Association created the Council on Medical Education
(CME) with the aim of restructuring American medical educa- tion and adopting standards for
both classroom and clinical work
William Welch - ANSWER -was a physician and founding professor at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
-He was the first dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
-the founder of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school of public
health in the United States.
-promoted a more clinical approach to medical education, emphasizing bedside teaching
and standardized clinical observation.
, -interested in laboratory analysis and research as part of the educational process, which
Flexner also embraced.
The American Medical Association - ANSWER -was founded in 1847
-goals of advancing science, sup- porting medical education, upholding medical ethics, and
improving public health
-In the early 1900s, the association provided back- ground material that Flexner would use
in building his report and providing a basis for medical licensing and accreditation of medical
education.
-believed that promoting good medical education was in its best interest
The Mayo Brothers and Mayo Clinic - ANSWER -William, James, and Charles Mayo founded
Mayo Clinic in 1889 after joining the small for-profit practice started by their father, William
Worrall Mayo, in Rochester, Minnesota.
-focused on clinical excellence, research and the application of that research to patient care,
the use of sterile technique (which had previously been neglected by many practitioners)
-all physicians are salaried, which leads to less of an emphasis on volume of care and a greater
focus on outcomes.
-first clinic to create a collaborative relationship with a hospital (St. Mary's Hospital) and to
develop the concept of a multispecialty group practice; it did so because it recognized that no
individual physician could possibly possess all the knowledge or skills needed for the expanding
range of medical services.
-the first organization to develop a standardized medical record to be shared by multiple
physicians.
-Another important innovation was the effort to dissuade selective use of expensive services
by pricing them the same as other, more conventional procedures.
-one of the first healthcare organizations to integrate the application of evidence-based
medicine by incorporating data that was collected and analyzed from its research. -developing
high levels of medical education
Blue Shield - ANSWER -1939
-first medical service plan to cover physician services
