Rise of Specialties & Healthcare Costs: Flexner's Impact?

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Michael Prislin, MD A century after Abraham Flexner recommended medical schools be located within a university, new research indicates that this may have contributed to the proliferation of medical specialties and higher costs. Dr. Michael Prislin, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Vice Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, tells host Bruce Japsen about Flexner's impact on medical specialties, patients and their costs.