 First edition | |
| Author | Paul Starr |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
The Social Transformation of American Medicine is a book written byPaul Starr and published byBasic Books in 1982.[1] It won the 1984Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[2] as well as theBancroft Prize.[3]
Capers Jones wrote, "Paul Starr's book detailed the attempts of theAmerican Medical Association to improve academic training of physicians, establish a canon of professional malpractice to weed outquacks, and to improve the professional status of physicians."[4]
According to Lester S. King, the book "offers illumnation and stimulation to physicians and laymen alike and can serve as a reference for scholars. It will give a deeper insight into medical sociology, whose importance to modern life is constantly expanding."[5]
A second edition with a new epilogue by Starr was published in 2017.
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