{"product_id":"the-morehouse-mystique-marybeth-gasman-9781421404431","title":"The Morehouse Mystique: Becoming a Doctor at the Nation's Newest African American Medical School","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of only four predominantly Black medical schools in the United States. Among its illustrious alumni are surgeons general of the United States, medical school presidents, and numerous other highly regarded medical professionals. This book tells the engrossing history of this venerable institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe school was founded just after the civil rights era, when major barriers prevented minorities from receiving adequate health care and Black students were underrepresented in predominantly White medical schools. The Morehouse School of Medicine was conceived to address both problems--it was a minority-serving institution educating doctors who would practice in underserved communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe school's history involves political maneuvering, skilled leadership, dedication to training African American physicians, and a mission of primary care in disadvantaged communities. Highlighting such influential leaders as former Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, \u003ci\u003eThe Morehouse Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e situates the school in the context of the history of medical education for Blacks and race relations throughout the country. The book\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efeatures excerpts from personal interviews with prominent African American doctors as well as with former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, who reveal how local, state, and national politics shaped the development of Black medical schools in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Morehouse School of Medicine reflects the turbulent time in which it was founded and the lofty goals and accomplishments of a diverse group of African American leaders. Their tireless efforts in creating this eminent Black institution changed the landscape of medical education and the racial and ethnic makeup of physicians and health care professions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marybeth Gasman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421404435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421404431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Marybeth Gasman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43934795694335,"sku":"9781421404431","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_027fdcc0-1a5b-40ea-8333-46bedc73cc5f.jpg?v=1681416096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-morehouse-mystique-marybeth-gasman-9781421404431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}