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Turtle and the Caduceus : How Pacific Politics and Modern Medicine Shaped the Medical School in Fiji, 1885-2010 by Professor David Brewster (2010, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherXlibris Corporation LLC

ISBN-101450022618

ISBN-139781450022613

eBay Product ID (ePID)120435098

Product Key Features

Number of Pages456 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTurtle and the Caduceus : How Pacific Politics and Modern Medicine Shaped the Medical School in Fiji, 1885-2010

Publication Year2010

SubjectEducation & Training, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorProfessor David Brewster

Subject AreaEducation, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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SynopsisThe Turtle and the Caduceus are metaphors for the impact of Western medicine (the Caduceus) upon a traditional Pacific island culture (the Turtle), through the history of a school which started training native medical practitioners 125 years ago. David Brewster, the former Dean of Fiji School of Medicine, tells the fascinating tale of how a devastating measles epidemic and pro-indigenous benign colonialism led the foundation of this unique school. Then, Rockefeller philanthropy helped to transform it into a regional institution with an excellent reputation. However, its evolution into a modern university medical school was hampered by local politics and internal dissensions related to ethnic strife between the indigenous and Indian populations of Fiji, which also resulted in four military coups with economic stagnation and migration of medical graduates. This cautionary tale has important lessons for the relatively neglected disciplines of Pacific island history and medicine.