Abraham Flexner - Wikipedia
Abraham Flexner (November 13, 1866 – September 21, 1959) was an American educator, best known for his role in the 20th century reform of medical and higher education in the United States and Canada.
Flexner Report - Wikipedia
The Flexner Report[1] is a book-length landmark report of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation.
Abraham Flexner | Medical Education, Higher Education ...
2024年9月17日 · Abraham Flexner (born Nov. 13, 1866, Louisville, Ky., U.S.—died Sept. 21, 1959, Falls Church, Va.) was an educator who played a major role in the introduction of modern medical and science education to American colleges and universities.
Abraham Flexner: Life - Institute for Advanced Study
Abraham Flexner: Life. A child of German Jewish immigrants, Flexner was born in 1866 in Louisville, Kentucky, the sixth of nine children. His father, Moritz Flexner, was a hat merchant, and his mother, Esther Abraham, was a seamstress.
Abraham Flexner | Encyclopedia.com
Abraham Flexner (1866-1959) devoted his life to the improvement of teaching and research in America, initiating the modern American medical school and serving as first director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.
American Medical Education 100 Years after the Flexner Report
2006年9月28日 · Almost a century ago, Abraham Flexner, a research scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, undertook an assessment of medical education in North America, visiting all...
Flexner Report Transformed Med Schools - NPR
2008年8月16日 · Abraham Flexner began working 100 years ago on a massive report that transformed the way doctors are taught in America. The Flexner Report led to a greater emphasis on science and the closing of...
Abraham Flexner and the Era of Medical Education Reform
While change in medical education occurred before the publication of the Flexner Report in 1910, Abraham Flexner's contribution was significant. His public disclosure of the poor conditions at many medical schools provided a means to galvanize all the constituencies needed for reform to …
Abraham Flexner - Scholars - Institute for Advanced Study
Abraham Flexner. More than any other individual, it was Abraham Flexner who conceived and developed the idea that found expression as the Institute for Advanced Study, serving as founding Director from 1930 to 1939. A prominent figure in American education reform, Flexner had a profound impact on many areas of American education, especially ...
Abraham Flexner and the era of medical education reform
Many forces, including the influential report of Abraham Flexner, acted to reform medical education in the early 20th century. Most physicians were not prepared to adopt recent advances in health care due to their poor medical training.