Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography
By looking at the biographies of prominent people in the world of medicine this course takes you through medical history in a unique and very interesting way. Instead of just hearing that something was developed at a particular time you learn the problems and how they were solved by the individuals discussed. For example, I loved the story of Rene Laennec and the invention of the stethoscope. At a time when doctors placed their ear on a person's chest to hear the heart he wasn't able to do so on a particularly buxom young woman. So, after watching children playing a game where sound is transmitted along a piece of wood he went back to the hospital, rolled up a notebook and used it to hear the heart. Putting the history in terms of real people not only brings them to life but brings the progression of medical knowledge to life. Some of the biographies included are Hippocrates, Galen, Morgagni, Laennec, Morton, Virchow, Lister, Halsted, and Taussig. A unique way of looking at the history of medicine, Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography is highly recommended, entertaining, and educational.
Professor: Sherwin B. Nuland
Publisher: The Teaching Company
4151 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 100
Chantilly, VA 20151-1232
Copyright: 2005
Format: Audio CD, DVD, Audio Cassette
Lectures: 12