Flexner Report

(noun)

The Flexner Report is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by Abraham Flexner and published in 1910. The highly influential report called for stricter standards at medical schools and more rigorous adherence to scientific principles in medical practice. Long-term consequences of the report include the 6-8 year post-secondary education curriculum of doctors, and increases in the quality of physicians and the prestige of the medical professions.

Related Terms

Examples of Flexner Report in the following topics:

  • Elements of Reform

    • The "Flexner Report" of 1910, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation, professionalized American medicine by discarding the scores of local small medical schools and focusing national funds, resources, and prestige on larger, professionalized medical schools associated with universities.

  • MLA: Reporting Data

  • APA: Reporting Data

  • Chicago/Turabian: Reporting Data

  • MLA: Reporting Data

  • Chicago/Turabian: Reporting Data

  • Reporting Receivables

    • Accounts receivable are reported as a line item on the balance sheet and in a more detailed again report.
    • Accounts receivable are reported as a line item on the balance sheet.
    • Supplementary reports, such as the accounts receivable aging report, provide further detail.
    • The aging report, for example, shows how long invoices from each customer have been outstanding.
    • Generally the accounts in an aging report are subdivided into categories based on how overdue the invoices are.

  • Statistical Literacy

    • The monthly jobs report always gets a lot of attention.
    • Presidential candidates refer to the report when it favors their position.
    • Referring to the August 2012 report in which only 96,000 jobs were created, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney stated "the weak jobs report is devastating news for American workers and American families ... a harsh indictment of the president's handling of the economy. " When the September 2012 report was released showing 114,000 jobs were created (and the previous report was revised upwards), some supporters of Romney claimed the data were tampered with for political reasons.
    • Given that, what do you think of the difference between the two job reports?
    • It is not sensible to take any single jobs report too seriously.

  • Additional Items: Auditor and Management Reports

    • This opinion takes the form on an auditor report .
    • The auditor report is available for use by any individual, group, company, or government to review.
    • The notes to the financials statement must include a reference to this report.
    • In business, the auditor report is consider an essential component of the financial statements.
    • An unqualified report is the best type of report a company can receive from an external auditor.

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