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How the Flexner Report Changed Medicine

February 19, 2026·37 min·4-min readsoloeducation
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The Flexner Report of 1910 revolutionized American medical education by enforcing scientific rigor and shutting down substandard schools, but it also eliminated alternative medicine, suppressed Black and women physicians, and entrenched systemic biases.


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While the Flexner Rep

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Abraham FlexnerEmilyHenry Pritchett

Books

The American Collegeby Abraham Flexner

Companies

Rockefeller FoundationAmerican Medical AssociationJohns Hopkins UniversityMeharry Medical CollegeHoward University College of Medicine

Topics

Higher EducationHistory Of ScienceInequalityRacial JusticeScientific Method

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