The Social Transformation of American Medicine¶
Starr, P. (1982). The Social Transformation of American Medicine. Basic Books.
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- The entry cost is a stacked bundle — capital (years of unpaid or low-paid training), informational (mastering the credentialing curriculum), regulatory (board exams, residency match), and reputational (a track record built only after entry).
This sourceCanonical history of how American medicine erected licensure, lengthy training, and credentialing as stacked entry costs borne by aspirants and never re-paid by incumbents, shaping the profession's composition and authority.
- The entry cost is a stacked bundle — capital (years of unpaid or low-paid training), informational (mastering the credentialing curriculum), regulatory (board exams, residency match), and reputational (a track record built only after entry).
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