Lonesome Whistle: Why Medical Researchers Stay Silent about Wrongdoing
In 1972, Peter Buxtun blew the whistle on the Tuskegee syphilis study, the most notorious case of unethical medical research in American history. Since then the United States has had many alarming research scandals, but very few have been exposed by whistleblowers. Join Professor Carl Elliot from the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota as he investigates the question of why most doctors and nurses remain silent while research subjects are being exploited or abused.
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Increased awareness of an important era in Minnesota history, enhanced recognition of the library as a cultural center for the community.
Patrons joined Professor Carl Elliot from the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota as he shared the history of medical research scandals in the United States and investigated the question of why most doctors and nurses remain silent while research subjects are being exploited or abused.
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