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Abraham Flexner

Private Fortunes and the Public Future

Inasmuch as, at the present time, regulation by the central government at Washington and the prevention of abuse by the central government at Washington have become so prominent, it is perhaps worth while to point out some of the things that have been accomplished by private initiative as well as some of the things which we cannot in America here and now accomplish by extreme centralization of power. The outcome, as I see it, under our present economic system, is…… More »

Medical Education in America

Rethinking the training of American doctors.… More »

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