DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2024.v10i05.031

Pages: 435-437

The movie ‘Openheimer’ only brought the issue of atom bomb in limelight for general public. For the academicians, the memories of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) of Princeton University, United States were also refreshed. It was here Albert Einstein was present as a visiting faculty & Openheimer met him here in the United States. In the early part of 20th century (1900-1930), USA witnessed vast development of biomedical science which impacted the way clinical & research were conceptualized & done. This development was largely attributed to the restructuring of research universities following the Flexner report of 1910. Abraham Flexner (1866-1959) was a John Hopkins trained science administrator & politician. His report written in commission for the Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching in Washington DC had a major & negative influence on the Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) systems of which Homoeopathy was a leading therapeutic system. The Flexner report is a document of 364 pages where there are two chapters. The first part is the introduction section on page 7 to 18. The first chapter has 14 sections consisting of 173 pages. The second chapter is about the conditions of medical schools in 40 states of USA. The appendix is from pages 327 to 336. The page number 337 has the index. The article discusses the lasting impact of the report & serious effects of closing of many Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) hospitals, teaching institutions/colleges & medical teaching programs out of which Homoeopathy was a leading therapeutic system. Homoeopathy suffered the most as a result of the Flexner’s report.