D393 (2025) Actual Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded
Pesthouse .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a .facility .to .isolate .people .with .contagious
.diseases .from .the .rest .of .society
Almshouses: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-an .institution .to .care .for .poor .people .run
.by .religious .leaders .with .no .patient .care .training
Royal .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .opened .in .1722 .and .was
.reserved .for .the .wealthy.
Pennsylvania .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .was .established .in
.1751 .by .Dr. .Thomas .Bond .and .Benjamin .Franklin .and .is .credited .as .the .first
.public .hospital .in .the .U.S.
Bellevue .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .grew .out .of .an
.almshouse .in .1736. .While .it .is .not .credited .as .the .first .public .hospital, .it .is
.often .regarded .as .the .oldest .hospital.
Charity .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .opened .in .1736 .and
.primarily .focused .on .caring .for .the .poor
Cultural .Authority: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-refers .to .an .accumulation .of .public
.trust .that .leads .to .a .sense .of .legitimacy, .the .granting .of .relative .autonomy, .and
.an .ability .to .self-regulate
Johns .Hopkins .University .School .of .Medicine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-(to .clarify,
.at .first .did .not .accept .women .as .students .to .the .university) .was .pivotal .in
.innovation .and .was .the .first .primary .medical .school .in .the .U.S. .to .accept
.women. .was .the .first .to .offer .services .such .as .renal .dialysis, .initiate .the .use .of
.rubber .gloves .during .surgery, .and .provide .cardiopulmonary .resuscitation.
Harvard .Medical .School .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .among .the .first .medical
.schools .in .the .U.S
The .Mayo .Clinic .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .notable .for .its .use .of .the .sterile
.procedure, .which .many .practitioners .had .previously .disregarded. .use .of .the
.sterile .procedure, .employing .salaried .physicians .(1908), .and .developing .a
.multispecialty .group .approach.
, The .University .of .Pennsylvania .School .of .Medicine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was
.among .the .first .medical .schools .in .the .U.S
The .American .Medical .Association .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-as .established .in
.1847 .advance .research, .improve .medical .education, .uphold .medical .ethics, .and
.promote .public .health
Council .on .Medical .Education .(CME) .was .established .in .1904 .by .the .American
.Medical .Association .to .examine .the .quality .of .medical .education .in .the .U.S. .at
.the .time
The .Council .on .Medical .Education .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .established .in
.1904 .by .the .American .Medical .Association .to .examine .the .quality .of .medical
.education .in .the .U.S. .at .the .time.
William .Osler .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-one .of .the .four .professors .who .helped
.form .The .Johns .Hopkins .Hospital
"Father .of .Modern .Medicine."
William .Welch .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-doctor .and .the .first .professor .at .The
.Johns .Hopkins .Hospital.
He .established .the .Johns .Hopkins .School .of .Hygiene .and .Public .Health
served .as .the .institution's .first .dean .of .medicine.
Abraham .Flexner .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-To .establish .a .scientific .paradigm .for
.medical .education .and .research, .the .study .urged .the .reorganization .of .medical
.education, .the .consolidation .of .medical .institutions, .and .increased .uniformity
.of .curriculum
Health .Insurance: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-insurance .taken .out .to .cover .the .cost
.of .medical .care
Small .pox: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a .virus .that .emerged .during .the .1800s-1900s
.causing .severe .pus-filled .blisters .that .were .contagious .and .often .led .to .death.
Sick .funds .in .1910: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-A .fund .established .to .provide
.compensation .to .workers .who .became .ill .or .injured .on .the .job
Blue .Cross .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .first .true .insurance .began .in .1929 .at
.Baylor .University .Hospital .in .Dallas, .Texas. .The .plan .only .covered .hospital
.services, .in .large .part .because .the .AMA .opposed .any .form .of .health .insurance
Blue .Shield .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .first .medical .service .plan .to .cover
.physician .services .was .established .in .1939 .in .California. .The .plans .offered .free
.choice .of .physician .and .were .endorsed .by .the .AMA. .They .were .indemnity
.plans, .helping .to .establish .the .long-held .tradition .of .providing .reimbursement
.to .the .patient, .who .in .turn .was .responsible .for .paying .the .physician
Answers A+ Graded
Pesthouse .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a .facility .to .isolate .people .with .contagious
.diseases .from .the .rest .of .society
Almshouses: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-an .institution .to .care .for .poor .people .run
.by .religious .leaders .with .no .patient .care .training
Royal .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .opened .in .1722 .and .was
.reserved .for .the .wealthy.
Pennsylvania .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .was .established .in
.1751 .by .Dr. .Thomas .Bond .and .Benjamin .Franklin .and .is .credited .as .the .first
.public .hospital .in .the .U.S.
Bellevue .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .grew .out .of .an
.almshouse .in .1736. .While .it .is .not .credited .as .the .first .public .hospital, .it .is
.often .regarded .as .the .oldest .hospital.
Charity .Hospital: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-This .hospital .opened .in .1736 .and
.primarily .focused .on .caring .for .the .poor
Cultural .Authority: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-refers .to .an .accumulation .of .public
.trust .that .leads .to .a .sense .of .legitimacy, .the .granting .of .relative .autonomy, .and
.an .ability .to .self-regulate
Johns .Hopkins .University .School .of .Medicine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-(to .clarify,
.at .first .did .not .accept .women .as .students .to .the .university) .was .pivotal .in
.innovation .and .was .the .first .primary .medical .school .in .the .U.S. .to .accept
.women. .was .the .first .to .offer .services .such .as .renal .dialysis, .initiate .the .use .of
.rubber .gloves .during .surgery, .and .provide .cardiopulmonary .resuscitation.
Harvard .Medical .School .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .among .the .first .medical
.schools .in .the .U.S
The .Mayo .Clinic .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .notable .for .its .use .of .the .sterile
.procedure, .which .many .practitioners .had .previously .disregarded. .use .of .the
.sterile .procedure, .employing .salaried .physicians .(1908), .and .developing .a
.multispecialty .group .approach.
, The .University .of .Pennsylvania .School .of .Medicine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was
.among .the .first .medical .schools .in .the .U.S
The .American .Medical .Association .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-as .established .in
.1847 .advance .research, .improve .medical .education, .uphold .medical .ethics, .and
.promote .public .health
Council .on .Medical .Education .(CME) .was .established .in .1904 .by .the .American
.Medical .Association .to .examine .the .quality .of .medical .education .in .the .U.S. .at
.the .time
The .Council .on .Medical .Education .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-was .established .in
.1904 .by .the .American .Medical .Association .to .examine .the .quality .of .medical
.education .in .the .U.S. .at .the .time.
William .Osler .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-one .of .the .four .professors .who .helped
.form .The .Johns .Hopkins .Hospital
"Father .of .Modern .Medicine."
William .Welch .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-doctor .and .the .first .professor .at .The
.Johns .Hopkins .Hospital.
He .established .the .Johns .Hopkins .School .of .Hygiene .and .Public .Health
served .as .the .institution's .first .dean .of .medicine.
Abraham .Flexner .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-To .establish .a .scientific .paradigm .for
.medical .education .and .research, .the .study .urged .the .reorganization .of .medical
.education, .the .consolidation .of .medical .institutions, .and .increased .uniformity
.of .curriculum
Health .Insurance: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-insurance .taken .out .to .cover .the .cost
.of .medical .care
Small .pox: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-a .virus .that .emerged .during .the .1800s-1900s
.causing .severe .pus-filled .blisters .that .were .contagious .and .often .led .to .death.
Sick .funds .in .1910: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-A .fund .established .to .provide
.compensation .to .workers .who .became .ill .or .injured .on .the .job
Blue .Cross .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .first .true .insurance .began .in .1929 .at
.Baylor .University .Hospital .in .Dallas, .Texas. .The .plan .only .covered .hospital
.services, .in .large .part .because .the .AMA .opposed .any .form .of .health .insurance
Blue .Shield .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .first .medical .service .plan .to .cover
.physician .services .was .established .in .1939 .in .California. .The .plans .offered .free
.choice .of .physician .and .were .endorsed .by .the .AMA. .They .were .indemnity
.plans, .helping .to .establish .the .long-held .tradition .of .providing .reimbursement
.to .the .patient, .who .in .turn .was .responsible .for .paying .the .physician
