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The inventor of medicine
In 3000 BC the Egyptians used remedies to fight diseases and perform basic surgeries. In Greece, Hippocrates was considered the father of medicine. He was the one to classify diseases and the first to perform the chest surgery. Hippocrates was a Greek physician and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the father of modern medicine in recognition of his contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. -
Medical schools:1850-1880
In the 1850s, students in medical schools in Canada commonly attended lectures on therapeutics, anatomy and physiology, principles and practices and surgery, and midwifery and the diseases of women and children. In these classes they were offered very little laboratory work since the facilities were pretty basic. It was not until the mid-1870s that William Osler, took over the chair at medical school and introduced the use of microscope and dissection into his anatomy classes. -
The Rise of Patent Medicine:1850-1880
Back then, medical science was making great strides in diagnostic techniques and disease classification. But curative medicine was evolving more slowly and remained very limited. With many Canadians facing dangerous living and sanitary conditions, the demand for therapeutic products was high. Doctors were struggling to create a greater share of the health care market. Hospital dispensaries were generally run by pharmacists and apothecary nuns, who prepared the physician-prescribed medicines. -
Changes in Medicine:1850-1880
Medicine, moved slowly toward greater professionalization in the mid nineteenth century. Businesses were created to raise professional standards for doctors, but the organizations made little progress in influencing medical practices during its first half century. Until the 1870s standards for medical education varied widely, and few states had licensing laws for physicians.The years after the Civil War marked the beginning of city boards of health, the modern hospital, and professional nursing. -
Female Physicians in the 19th century:1850-1880
Essentially in the 1880s, all female physicians practising in Canada had trained in schools or with doctors outside Canada. In 1883, the Women's Medical College, affiliated with Queen's, and the Woman's Medical College, affiliated with University of Toronto and the University of Trinity College, opened. Both institutions offered the required coursework but did not grant degrees.
