Medicine as a Scholarly Field: An Introduction

Medicine as a Scholarly Field: An Introduction by O.S. Miettinen.

This book exposes, and fills, a notable void in the educational content generally covered in modern schools of medicine. It provides an introduction to the field at large in terms of content that is relevant for each of the specialties and subspecialties of medicine; and to this end, it addresses th...

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Main Author: Miettinen, O.S (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Medical ethics.
Medical education.
Medicine—Philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword, preface, acknowledgments, Part I. Preamble
  • The genesis of modern medicine
  • how to introduce modern medicine
  • Part II. General concepts of medicine
  • General concepts of the objects of medicine
  • General concepts of medicine itself.-Part III. General principles of medicine
  • Ethical principles of medicine
  • Part IV. Pursuing excellence in medicine
  • Defining attainable excellence
  • Pursuing attainable excellence
  • Part V. Epilogue
  • 9. The meaning of it all
  • Appendices.

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