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Parker, Franklin; Parker, Betty J. – 2000
This paper (in the form of a dialogue) tells the stories of two members of a remarkable family of nine children, the Flexners of Louisville, Kentucky. The paper focuses on Abraham and Simon, who were reformers in the field of medical education in the United States. The dialogue takes Abraham Flexner through his undergraduate education at Johns…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Change, Educational History, Higher Education