Learning Goal: I’m working on a public health writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Hi! Using the references attached, answer the following questions: What social and cultural values did Flexner express when he conducted his investigation of American medical schools? In the secondary source on the Flu pandemic, and in the primary source revealing the medical concerns relating to the US’s occupation of Haiti, how did racial and political ideologies impact the standardization and expansion of American medical infrastructures?
References:
- The Flexner Report (1910), excerpts
- Vanessa Northington Gamble, “There Wasn’t a Lot of Comforts in Those Days:� African Americans, Public Health, and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,� Public Health Reports (2010)
- Butler on Haiti and the Coordination of Medical Problems; Medical Education… (1927)
MUST BE 300 WORDS OR MORE AND FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
- A Question prompted by the readings; this might be a discussion question for the class or a question about something you did not fully understand. Here, you should reference at least one specific part of the reading that has sparked this question. You can include a direct quote or a paraphrase, and the quote or paraphrase should be cited with the author’s name and page number.
- A Comment on how some of the ideas presented in the readings has impacted your understanding of ______. Here, you should describe the specific part(s) of the readings that changed your perspective, introduced an idea that was new to you, or challenged what you had previously thought.
- A Connection to something else we’ve been exploring or discussing in our class or a specific part of your life/experiences (academic, professional, or personal).