The diagnostician : an American specialist who will come : a plea for his establishment now, and the elevation of diagnosis / by Anthony Bassler.

  • Bassler, Anthony, 1874-
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1913
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    A Plea e Eleva- THE DIA An American Specialist for His Establishment tion of Diagnosis. By Anthony Bassler, M. D., New York, Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital; Chief Gastroenterologist, German Poliklinik. “The World is Becoming Americanized,” said Gerhart Hauptmann, this year’s winner of the Nobel prize for literature. What does this mean? To an American who has lived abroad, particular- ly studied as a postgraduate student in one of the foreign universities, the contrast of what America represents compared to what Europe represented is plain. This Americanism is a moving force of progress, but with it there are restlessness, incom- pleteness, and more or less hysterical development. It is a sort of revolution in the work and thoughts of individuals who enjoy a free leash. In all of the governmental works, arts, and sciences, these indi- viduals are bobbing up and down in a tremendous sea of activity. The analysis of what this progress means in med- icine is not without its points of interest and prophecy for the future. Not many years ago there were only a few clinicians, surgeons, and special- ists. The same was true of hospitals and places of learning and research. To-day there are many sur- geons, specialists, and research workers and, with the exception of the undergraduate schools, insti- tutions for the progress of medical knowledge have multiplied. The undergraduate schools have di- minished in number and, thanks to the activities of the American Medical Association and the Car- negie Foundation Fund, a conscience has awakened Copyright, 1913, by A. R. Elliott Publishing Company.