| Description |
455 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. The Suva Medical School, 1885-1928 -- 1. A medical school for natives -- 2. Epidemics and depopulation -- 3. Colonialism with a human face -- 4. The empirical tradition -- 5. Labour and land -- 6. Rockefeller philanthropy -- Part II. Central Medical School 1928-1961 -- 7. A regional medical school -- 8. New Guinea and Micronesia -- 9. The school and its graduates -- 10. The biomedical model -- Part III. Fiji School of Medicine 1961-2010 -- 11. The politics of transition to a degree -- 12. Problem-based learning -- 13. The aid racket -- 14. The coup culture -- 15. A poisoned chalice -- Annex 1. Heads of the School of Medicine in Fiji, 1885-2010 -- Annex 2. Chronology of the school |
| Summary |
This book presents the history of a regional medical school in Fiji. Rather than just an institutional history, it deals with the influence of developments in Western medical education (the Caduceus) upon traditional Pacific island culture (the Turtle). It also recounts the story of how political and health developments, such as measles epidemic, colonialism, philanthropy, migration and military coups, have affected the medical school |
| Notes |
"Former Dean of Fiji School of Medicine" --T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Fiji School of Medicine -- History.
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Medical colleges -- Fiji -- History.
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Medical education -- Political aspects.
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Medical education -- Fiji -- History.
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Schools, Medical -- history.
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| LC no. |
2009914211 |
| ISBN |
9781450022613 |
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