Father of Medicine?

i love biology, chemistry, anatomy etc etc...

well today in english AP class my teacher was discussing about the "Father of Medicine" Hippocrates. I raised my hand up and said "How is he the father of medicine when Imhotep (from Egypt) came waaaay before him and etc etc"

? i might be wrong but i think i know my facts. Im not saying Hippocrates was worthless or anything...he was great but calling him "Father of Medicine" wont be fair. Actually history itself isn't accurate. And another example: Callings Andreas Vesalius "Father of Anatomy" well maybe that is accurate because i never read anyone else before him that did anatomy as complex as him...but history still isn't accurate. their might have been people studying the Anatomy of the human body more complex waaaay before Andreas Vesalius...comments

and one more question is anyone studying Medicine? im sophmore in High School and im thinkin about going in medical field. 🙂

Originally posted by h0ck3yh0rr0r
i love biology, chemistry, anatomy etc etc...

well today in english AP class my teacher was discussing about the "Father of Medicine" Hippocrates. I raised my hand up and said "How is he the father of medicine when Imhotep (from Egypt) came waaaay before him and etc etc"

? i might be wrong but i think i know my facts. Im not saying Hippocrates was worthless or anything...he was great but calling him "Father of Medicine" wont be fair. Actually history itself isn't accurate. And another example: Callings Andreas Vesalius "Father of Anatomy" well maybe that is accurate because i never read anyone else before him that did anatomy as complex as him...but history still isn't accurate. their might have been people studying the Anatomy of the human body more complex waaaay before Andreas Vesalius...comments

and one more question is anyone studying Medicine? im sophmore in High School and im thinkin about going in medical field. 🙂

I think you should go for it! You seem to know enough as it is. ✅ Just don't call yourself Dr. horror and hang scary movie posters in your examination room! 😄

alright thx for advice 🙂

I think you're on the right track, Hockey. Furthering your education and helping others with your knowledge and skills is very admirable.

Hippocrates is the father of MODERN medicine. You're teacher should have clarified this.

Satown Punk> true but my teacher never said "MODERN".

Gundark> Thx 🙂

but i still dont know whats a good field...
Forensic Patholgy?
Oncology?
Psychiatry?
Cardiology?
Orthopedist?
etc etc...

any help?

Yes, Hippocrates put down the basic principles that we recognise in medicine today. Obviously, no-one should be implying he is the first person who ever acted in the capacity of a medic!

exactly^

Besides Hippocrates, I think that Theophrastus Paracelsus is also consider the father of pharmaceutical medice.

Well, I go for Hippocrates, since he was Greek ✅

*wants tiramisu*

very constructiive 😛

well, I can always add suvlaki, uzo and moussaka 😄

me and storm had suvlaki for dinner today 😛

moussaka is traditional the maindish, souvlaki is normally at the end of the meal (at least that was the last time I checked, in a restaurant, should go back to greece)

I dont care about the order as long as it's good

it's ...sticky 😖hifty:

ooh sounds kinky 😖hifty:

😑😂

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