Doctors : the history of scientific medicine revealed through biography.
Twelve lectures (30 min. each) that discuss the history of the development of Western scientific medicine, set against character studies of twelve of the greatest physicians since classical times.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598030303
- ISBN: 1598030302
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.): sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 79 pages ; 22 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
General Note: | "12 lectures/30 minutes per lecture, 2 DVDs"--Container Title from disc surface. Originally sold as a book + DVD combo. The DVDs have been separated to circulate individually by the owning library. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1 Hippocrates and the origins of Western medicine -- Paradox of Galen -- Vesalius and the Renaissance of medicine -- Harvey, discoverer of the circulation -- Morgagni and the anatomy of disease -- Hunter, the surgeon as scientist -- Disc 2 Laennec and the invention of the stethoscope -- Morton and the origins of anesthesia -- Virchow and the cellular origins of disease -- Lister and the germ theory -- Halsted and the American medical education --Taussig and the development of cardiac surgery. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Restricted to home use or face to face teaching. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Instructor: Sherman B. Nuland from Yale School of Medicine. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
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Genre: | Lectures. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Educational films. Biographies. |
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Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Jefferson County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jefferson County Library-Northwest | DVD 610.922 DOCTORS (Text) | Complete Set | 30000024882585 | Videos | Available | - |