Professor Daniel Menchik Publishes New Book, "Managing Medical Authority" for College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

How is knowledge shared throughout the medical profession? How do physicians gain and keep their influence? Who makes decisions when your heart malfunctions – physicians, hospital administrators, or private companies who sell pacemakers? Who decides what health conditions are problems that need to be solved and what the best way to solve them is?

See the link below to explore these questions with Professor Menchik in his newest book, "Managing Medical Authority".

https://sbs.arizona.edu/news/sociologist-explores-how-doctors-maintain-their-authority