Leon Eisenberg - Later Autobiographical Reflections: "Were We Asleep at The Switch?"

Later Autobiographical Reflections: "Were We Asleep At The Switch?"

Leon Eisenberg had written from his home a 38-page ‘mini-autobiography’ which he named "Were We Asleep at the Switch?" Eisenberg argued that, while medical scientists were worrying about the tedious science at the base of medical practice and healthcare decisions for the general public, money was making de facto decisions for the populace about how things were going to be done. In this view, the overwhelming impact of economic considerations over emerging bodies of expert knowledge may have rendered and might continue to render futile the professional contributions of many brilliant, timely, and concerned working scientists.