{"product_id":"david-wendel-yandell-nancy-disher-baird-9780813192888","title":"David Wendel Yandell: Physician of Old Louisville","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Wendel Yandell was the most distinguished physician of a family noted for its contributions to the medical profession over a period of generations. Like his father before him, Yandell taught for many years at the Medical Department of the University of Louisville. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis years as a Confederate surgeon impressed upon him the horrifying consequences of the inadequate preparation of most physicians. Concerned especially about the need for practical training, Yandell waged a twenty-year campaign to expand clinic facilities and introduce intern programs at his own school and across the nation. He also fought for higher professional standards on a national level as president and active member of the American Medical Association and other organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Wendel Yandell\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating and well-rounded picture of the strengths and weaknesses of nineteenth-century medicine and of the practitioner, teacher, and leader who shaped the modern medical profession in Kentucky and the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Disher Baird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813192889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813192888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Nancy Disher Baird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962522259711,"sku":"9780813192888","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96365340-3e49-4258-8e1e-c21befca6f8b.jpg?v=1750651703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-wendel-yandell-nancy-disher-baird-9780813192888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}