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400
Greeks B.C.E
Began the study of disease
Hippocrates was "The Father of Medicine." He wrote a code of ethics for physicians called the Hippocratic Oath. -
Period: 500 to
Egyptians
Earliest people to keep accurate records
Identified some specific diseases
Used medicines to heal disease
Splinted fractures -
Jan 1, 1000
First School of Medicine Established in Salerno, Italy
Although the school of Salerno produced no brilliant genius and no startling discovery, it was the outstanding medical institution of its time and the parent of the great medieval schools. -
Jan 1, 1200
First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted.
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." -
Jan 1, 1300
First dissection of human corpse
Mondino de Liuzzi carried out the first recorded public dissection around 1315. -
Jan 1, 1400
First recorded regulations for midwives
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labor and birth, during the postpartum period, and between pregnancies. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The Renaissance (AD or CE)
Rebirth of science
Medical schools were built
Accepted the study of the body by dissection -
Jan 1, 1500
First scientific study of human anatomy published
The science of human anatomy is concerned with the structural organization of the human body. The
descriptive anatomical terminology is principally of Greek and Latin derivation. -
Blood circulation first described bacteria discovered.
Beginning in 1616, William Harvey, was the first to demonstrate, through dissection, that the circulation of blood through the human body is continuous. -
First law requiring licensed medical practitioners
Obstetrics established as a seperate branch of medicine. -
U.S. Declared Independance
The proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain -
Vaccination against smallpox developed
The smallpox vaccine was the first successful vaccine to be developed. first publicised by Edward Jenner in 1796. -
First practical anesthetic, ether, introduced
Ether is believed to have been first synthesized by German botanist and chemist Valerius Cordus, who called his discovery "sweet oil of vitriol" and praised its medicinal properties. -
Federal Control Over Drug Supply
Began when congress required the U.S. Customs Service to stop entry of adulterated drugs from overseas. -
Elizabeth Blackwell
First women to qualify as a doctor in the U.S. Inspired Florence Nightingale to pursue nursing. -
Period: to
Civil War
a war between citizens of the same country. -
Diagnostic tools, invented Germ theory introduced
Tools such as microscope, thermometer and x-rays -
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross
one of the most honored women in American history. At age 60, she founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and led it for the next 23 years. -
Rabies vaccine discovered
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Wilhelm Roentgen Discovered x-rays
This discovery allowed doctors to see inside the body to discover what was wrong with the patient. -
Aspirin introduced
Since aspirin's been introduced it has been the most popular drug used of all time. -
Congress Passed the Food and Drug Act
In an effort to stop food adulteration and quack remedies-the two major evils and targets of a 25-year crusade for federal regulation of food and drugs. -
Isolated radium
Marie Curie was a French-Polish physicist and chemist, famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. -
Period: to
World War 1
a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 -
Period: to
World War II
a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand -
Christian Bernard
Performed the world's first heart transplant surgery. -
First test tube baby born
Louise Brown was the first successful tube baby girl in Britain. -
AIDS was identified
In 1981, the first cases of AIDS were identified among gay men in the United States, acquiring the designation, GRID, however, scientists later found evidence that the disease existed in the world for some years prior,
