Question 1

Who was responsible for significant advancements in the germ theory of disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Koch. 
B)  Goode. 
C)  Pasteur. 
D)  Virchow. 
E)  Grant. 
A)  Koch. 
B)  Goode. 
C)  Pasteur. 
D)  Virchow. 
E)  Grant.

Question 2

Becker and his associates noted that most entering medical students assumed they would be well paid. Hence, making money was apparently secondary to helping patients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

President Bill Clinton referred to the AMA as just another ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Special interest group. 
B)  Lobbyist organization. 
C)  Powerful force trying to shape American policy. 
D)  Civil society group. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Special interest group. 
B)  Lobbyist organization. 
C)  Powerful force trying to shape American policy. 
D)  Civil society group. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 4

In the developing American West, anyone who had ___________ could obtain a medical degree and practice medicine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambition. 
B)  Money. 
C)  Enthusiasm. 
D)  Noble blood/heritage. 
E)  All of the Above. 
A)  Ambition. 
B)  Money. 
C)  Enthusiasm. 
D)  Noble blood/heritage. 
E)  All of the Above.

Question 5

Medical students shift from __________ to _____________ as part of a functional learning process fitted to the physician's role of maintaining an objective perspective of health and disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excitement; dejection. 
B)  Defeatism; hopefulness. 
C)  Optimism; to pessimism. 
D)  Idealism; cynicism. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Excitement; dejection. 
B)  Defeatism; hopefulness. 
C)  Optimism; to pessimism. 
D)  Idealism; cynicism. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 6

Which is NOT a feature of professionalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most legislation concerned with the profession is shaped by that profession. 
B)  As the occupation gains income, power, and prestige, it can demand high-caliber students. 
C)  The practitioner is relatively free of lay evaluation and control. 
D)  Members are strongly identified by their profession. 
E)  All of the above are features. 
A)  Most legislation concerned with the profession is shaped by that profession. 
B)  As the occupation gains income, power, and prestige, it can demand high-caliber students. 
C)  The practitioner is relatively free of lay evaluation and control. 
D)  Members are strongly identified by their profession. 
E)  All of the above are features.

Question 7

Once a professional group becomes established, Goode indicates that it begins to further consolidate its power by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Formalizing social relationships. 
B)  Encouraging a service orientation. 
C)  Developing associations that limit membership. 
D)  Expanding practice scope. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Formalizing social relationships. 
B)  Encouraging a service orientation. 
C)  Developing associations that limit membership. 
D)  Expanding practice scope. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 8

Oswald Hall pointed out that the decision to study medicine is largely ___________ in character:

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological. 
B)  Humanitarian. 
C)  Psychological. 
D)  Social. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Biological. 
B)  Humanitarian. 
C)  Psychological. 
D)  Social. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 9

Medical schools have begun to employ which method to help decrease doubt and improve the application of medical knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinical rotations. 
B)  Koch's postulates. 
C)  Evidence-based medicine. 
D)  Grand rounds. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Clinical rotations. 
B)  Koch's postulates. 
C)  Evidence-based medicine. 
D)  Grand rounds. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 10

In 2011, what percentage of all eligible physicians were members of the AMA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less than 20%. 
B)  30%. 
C)  40%. 
D)  50%. 
E)  Over 60%. 
A)  Less than 20%. 
B)  30%. 
C)  40%. 
D)  50%. 
E)  Over 60%.

Question 11

Many influential appointments to AMA councils and committees are voted upon by either the general membership or the House of Delegates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

About two-thirds of all women doctors belong to the AMA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Past studies on the social origins of American medical students show that most are from upper- and upper-middle-class families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The primary reason given by many medical students for choosing a career in medicine has been that of wanting "to have a higher income."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

. What is the Flexner Report, and how did it affect medical education?

Accepted Answer

The Flexner Report was a landmark docume

Question 16

A larger percentage of physicians are AMA members today than were in years past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Physicians in the United States used to lack:

Accepted Answer

A)  A service orientation. 
B)  Lengthy training in specialized knowledge. 
C)  Male dominance. 
D)  The desire to help patients. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  A service orientation. 
B)  Lengthy training in specialized knowledge. 
C)  Male dominance. 
D)  The desire to help patients. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 18

Most American medical practitioners in the period before the American Revolution were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ship's surgeons. 
B)  Apothecaries. 
C)  Clergy. 
D)  Trained in Europe. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Ship's surgeons. 
B)  Apothecaries. 
C)  Clergy. 
D)  Trained in Europe. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 19

Renée Fox found that medical students at Cornell Medical School acquired two basic traits as a result of their medical training: the ability to be emotionally detached from the patient and to ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Understand the limitations of medicine. 
B)  Convey "bad news." 
C)  Tolerate uncertainty. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Understand the limitations of medicine. 
B)  Convey "bad news." 
C)  Tolerate uncertainty. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 20

There is no forum for effective dissent within the AMA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Who was responsible for significant advancements in the germ theory of disease?

Becker and his associates noted that most entering medical students assumed they would be well paid. Hence, making money was apparently secondary to helping patients.

President Bill Clinton referred to the AMA as just another ___________________.

In the developing American West, anyone who had ___________ could obtain a medical degree and practice medicine.

Medical students shift from to ___ as part of a functional learning process fitted to the physician's role of maintaining an objective perspective of health and disease.

Which is NOT a feature of professionalism?

Once a professional group becomes established, Goode indicates that it begins to further consolidate its power by:

Oswald Hall pointed out that the decision to study medicine is largely ___________ in character:

Medical schools have begun to employ which method to help decrease doubt and improve the application of medical knowledge?

In 2011, what percentage of all eligible physicians were members of the AMA?

Many influential appointments to AMA councils and committees are voted upon by either the general membership or the House of Delegates.

About two-thirds of all women doctors belong to the AMA.

Past studies on the social origins of American medical students show that most are from upper- and upper-middle-class families.

The primary reason given by many medical students for choosing a career in medicine has been that of wanting "to have a higher income."

. What is the Flexner Report, and how did it affect medical education?

A larger percentage of physicians are AMA members today than were in years past.

Physicians in the United States used to lack:

Most American medical practitioners in the period before the American Revolution were:

Renée Fox found that medical students at Cornell Medical School acquired two basic traits as a result of their medical training: the ability to be emotionally detached from the patient and to ___________________.

There is no forum for effective dissent within the AMA.

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Who was responsible for significant advancements in the germ theory of disease?

Becker and his associates noted that most entering medical students assumed they would be well paid. Hence, making money was apparently secondary to helping patients.

President Bill Clinton referred to the AMA as just another ___________________.

In the developing American West, anyone who had ___________ could obtain a medical degree and practice medicine.

Medical students shift from __________ to _____________ as part of a functional learning process fitted to the physician's role of maintaining an objective perspective of health and disease.

Which is NOT a feature of professionalism?

Once a professional group becomes established, Goode indicates that it begins to further consolidate its power by:

Oswald Hall pointed out that the decision to study medicine is largely ___________ in character:

Medical schools have begun to employ which method to help decrease doubt and improve the application of medical knowledge?

In 2011, what percentage of all eligible physicians were members of the AMA?

Many influential appointments to AMA councils and committees are voted upon by either the general membership or the House of Delegates.

About two-thirds of all women doctors belong to the AMA.

Past studies on the social origins of American medical students show that most are from upper- and upper-middle-class families.

The primary reason given by many medical students for choosing a career in medicine has been that of wanting "to have a higher income."

. What is the Flexner Report, and how did it affect medical education?

A larger percentage of physicians are AMA members today than were in years past.

Physicians in the United States used to lack:

Most American medical practitioners in the period before the American Revolution were:

Renée Fox found that medical students at Cornell Medical School acquired two basic traits as a result of their medical training: the ability to be emotionally detached from the patient and to ___________________.

There is no forum for effective dissent within the AMA.

Medical Sociology

Epidemiology

The Social Demography of Health: Social Class

The Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race

Social Stress and Health

Health Behavior and Lifestyles

Illness Behavior

The Sick Role

Doctor-Patient Interaction

The Physician in a Changing Society

The Hospital in Society

Health Care Reform and Health Policy in the United States

Global Health Care

Filters

Medical students shift from to ___ as part of a functional learning process fitted to the physician's role of maintaining an objective perspective of health and disease.