The Tuskegee Veterans Hospital and Its Black Physicians - The Early Years (Paperback)

When the Tuskegee Veteran's Hospital opened in 1923, many in the Veteran's Bureau believed black physicians and nurses were not competent to staff the facility. With the exception of nurses' aides, orderlies, attendants and laborers, hospital personnel would be white. Recruiting and training black medical professionals was difficult given the obstacles facing blacks in obtaining education in medicine and gaining acceptance in the field. The history of the TVH reflects the struggle for racial equality in the United States. This book describes the effort to integrate the hospital and follows the careers of the small group of well trained, dedicated physicians who played significant roles in the hospital's development as a treatment center for black veterans. The hospital's contributions to research and medicine are documented, along with its involvement in one of the biggest scandals in medical research-the Tuskegee syphilis study.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Mary Kaplan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6298-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-4766-6298-3
Barcode:	9781476662985

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