Personal Statement: Internal Medicine Residency Since childhood I have always had an inclination to be a doctor and serve suffering humanity. This activity became deep-rooted after seeing my father suffer from coronary artery disease. The minute to minute struggle of practitioners‚ their dedicated efforts‚ their keen insight of their patients suffering‚ their compassionate behaviors‚ their relentlessness to see each patient recover despite the chronicity of the illness. My father’s illness infused
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to do ! I want to be a sports medicine physician. I’m pretty confident and I can work effectively with others as a team. Sports medicine physicians work to diagnose and treat patients in a variety of specific medical areas. To become a sports medicine physician you require many years of post-secondary school‚ sports medicine physicians make a decent salary. As with all careers‚ a sports medicine physician has it’s advantages and disadvantages. As a sports medicine physician I will be working to
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traditions collectively play an important global healthcare role. The World Health Organization recommended that they be integrated into national healthcare programs because 80% of the World’s population cannot afford western high-tech medicine (Johnston). Native American medicine was more advanced than the white man’s at the time of their arrival with different goals and different methods of healing. Through trial and error‚ Native American healers were able to find the correct concoction of this mold and
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Everyday medicine today follows a standard protocol towards treatment – a trial and error process of which a physician provides a probable diagnosis and treatment; if this treatment fails‚ an alternative treatment is suggested (Pavelic et al‚ 2016‚ p. 5). This alternative treatment is often a simple dosage adjustment that is continuously altered until the right dosage is determined. Conversely‚ personalized medicine distinguishes itself from traditional treatment by a direct and exact diagnostic
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The primary source‚ ‘Medicine and the State’‚ is a speech published in June of 1948 by the Society for Individual Freedom. It was delivered by Thomas Jeeves Horder‚ or Lord Horder‚ who in his speech protests against the ‘domination of Medicine by the State’ and its threat to personal liberty that is being caused by the development of the National Health Service. As a leading diagnostician and physician to multiple monarchs and prime ministers‚ Horder’s prominent role suggests that a record of what
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During this time‚ it was disputed whether medicine should be considered a techne. The criticism surrounding medicine was that their practice did not always lead to a desired outcome‚ which was the very goal of a techne. This criticism is due to the fact that often times‚ despite the physician’s therapeutic attempts to intervene‚ the patient would still die. As a result‚ medicine is unlike other techne‚ where if an architect’s building failed it would be attributed to the architect’s failure. However
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Traditional Versus Alternative Medicine Traditional versus alternative medicine is an issue that requires a great deal of inspection and assumption. The purpose of both types of medicine is to have a healthy‚ strong‚ and fit body. Specialists differ in their opinions on this topic and their views are based on the advantages and disadvantages of both types of medicine. This essay will define in clearer terms how Alternative medicine differs from Traditional medicine in its definition‚ approaches
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Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine Abstract The paper discusses the differences and similarities between conventional medicine and alternative medicine. The major differences concern the educational level‚ attitude to diseases‚ theoretical support and researches‚ patient participation‚ time‚ and cost. The main similarities include healing purpose‚ the human factor‚ and some common methods used. Keywords: alternative medicine‚ conventional medicine‚ approach
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2011 Alternative Medicine Although many Americans use complementary alternative medicine (CAM)‚ nevertheless the boundaries between CAM and conventional medicine are not absolute because there is a lack of evidence in its safety and effectiveness. While some doctors and patients embrace alternative medicine and use them by integrating them with conventional therapies‚ other professionals and patients believe they may be dangerous or simply just don’t work. Most conventional medicine is proven to
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TECHNICAL TERMS Traditional Medicine- Systems of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine‚ based on cultural beliefs and ancestral practices. Modern Medicine-Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D (medical doctor).Other terms includes: allopathic medicine; western medicine; mainstream medicine; orthodox medicine; regular medicine and biomedicine. Acupuncture- a medical treatment from China that involves putting sharp thin needles into the body at very specific points. Naturopathy-
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