Occupation Writer, Professor Name Norman Gevitz | Books The D.O.'s, Other Healers | |
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Alma mater New York University,
University of Chicago Subject Osteopathic Medicine,
History of medicine Education New York University, University of Chicago | ||
Norman Gevitz, Ph.D. is a medical historian. He has written numerous books and papers on the history of medicine in the United States and England. He is perhaps best known for his book, The D.O.s: Osteopathic Medicine in America, where he discusses the history of the profession osteopathic medicine in the United States.
Gevitz formerly taught at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is currently a professor and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at A.T. Still University.
Gevitz also wrote Other Healers: Unorthodox Medicine in America, and co-wrote Beyond Flexner: Medical Education in the Twentieth Century.
Education
Norman Gevitz studied political science at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1970, and then a Master of Arts in 1971. After moving to the University of Chicago where he studied sociology, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 1980.