EP 33: Doctor Murders Doctor: The Bloody History of Medical Licensing in the US (Part I)

These men were like father and son - until an organized effort to regulate the practice of medicine drove one doctor to murder the other. Most of us can't imagine a world where the practice of medicine in the US is unregulated. But until the late 1800s, that was the American reality. Professor James Mohr, the author of the fascinating book, Licensed to Practice: The Supreme Court Defines the American Medical Profession, takes us on a wild two-part ride through the past no doctor should miss. Our podcast has the details...