David A. Johnson
Author
Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The absence of medical licensing laws in most states during the years following the American Civil War made it possible for unscrupulous individuals to exploit the weak over- sight and unregulated state issuance of school charters. Diploma Mill traces the rise and spectacular fall of Dr. John Buchanan -- educator, author, and criminal -- and the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania (EMC) over the course of its three decades' existence. Founded...