American perceptions of the medical, legal and theological professions / John Duffy.
Abstract:
"Too frequently medical historians have assumed that law and theology were prestigious occupations and on this basis have ranked medicine at the bottom of the three professions. Even a brief historical survey, however, shows that the American public prior to the 20th century generally held all professions in a measure of contempt."
Bulletin of the history of medicine Vol. 58 (1984), p. 1-15