Medicine

2006-09-07T19:00:25Z

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<center><big>'''Welcome to the School of Medicine!'''</big></center>

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'''[[w:Medicine|Medicine]]''' is the branch of [[w:health science|health science]] and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring [[w:human|human]] [[w:health|health]] through the study, diagnosis and treatment of [[w:disease|disease]] and [[w:injury|injury]]. It is both an ''area of knowledge'' – a [[w:science|science]] of [[w:body|body]] [[w:organ system|systems]], their diseases and treatment – and the ''applied practice'' of that knowledge. However, ''medicine'' often refers more specifically to matters dealt with by [[w:physician|physicians]] and [[w:surgery|surgeons]].

Medicine is both an area of knowledge (a ''science''), and the application of that knowledge (by the medical profession and other health professionals such as nurses). The various specialized branches of the science of medicine correspond to the equally specialized medical professions dealing with particular organs or diseases. The science of medicine is the knowledge of body systems and diseases, while the [[w:profession|profession]] of medicine refers to the social structure of the group of people formally trained to apply that knowledge to treat disease.

Medicine comprises various specialized sub-branches, such as [[w:cardiology|cardiology]], [[w:pulmonology|pulmonology]], [[w:neurology|neurology]], or other fields such as sports medicine, research or public health.

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==Divisions and Departments==
Divisions and Departments of the School exist on pages in "topic" namespace. Start the name of departments with the "Topic:" prefix; departments reside in the [[Wikiversity:Namespaces|Topic: namespace]]. Departments and divisions link to learning materials and learning projects. Divisions can link subdivisions or to departments. For more information on schools, divisions and departments look at the [[Wikiversity:Naming_conventions|Naming Conventions]].

===[[Topic:Basic sciences|Basic sciences]]===
* [[Topic:Chemistry|Chemistry]]
* [[Topic:Physics|Physics]]
* [[Topic:Molecular biology|Molecular biology]]
* [[Topic:Cell Biology|Cell biology]] - Ready for participants.
* [[The Human Body]]
* [[Topic:Anatomy|Anatomy]]
* [[School:Psychology|Psychology]]
* [[Topic:Communication|Communication]]
* [[School:Law|Law]]
* [[Topic:Philosophy|Philosophy]]
* [[Topic:Division of Biology|General Biology]]
* [[Topic:Histology|Histology]]
* [[Topic:Medical Microbiology|Medical Microbiology]]
* [[Topic:Pathology|Pathology]]
* [[Topic:Physiology|Physiology]]
* [[Topic:Immunology|Immunology]]
* [[Topic:Laboratory Techniques|Laboratory Techniques]]
* [[Topic:Genetics|Genetics]]

===Medical Specializations / Divisions and Departments===
===Division of Surgery and Anesthesiology===
* [[Topic:Surgery|Surgery]]
** [[Topic:General surgery|General surgery]]
** [[Topic:Cardiothoracic surgery|Cardiothoracic surgery]]
** [[Topic:Neurosurgery|Neurosurgery]]
** [[Topic:Ophthalmology|Ophthalmology]]
** [[Topic:Orthopedic surgery|Orthopedic surgery]]
** [[Topic:Plastic surgery|Plastic surgery]]
** [[Topic:Pediatric surgery|Pediatric surgery]]
** [[Topic:Urology|Urology]]
** [[Topic:Vascular surgery|Vascular surgery]]
* [[Topic:Anesthesiology|Anesthesiology]]
* [[Topic:Emergency Medicine|Emergency Medicine]]
* [[Topic:Intensive care medicine|Intensive care medicine]]

===Division of General and Internal Medicine===
* [[Topic:Internal medicine|Internal medicine]]
**[[Topic:Cardiology|Cardiology]]
**[[Topic:Endocrinology|Endocrinology]]
**[[Topic:Gastroenterology|Gastroenterology]]
**[[Topic:Hematology|Hematology]]
**[[Topic:Infectious diseases|Infectious diseases]]
**[[Topic:Nephrology|Nephrology]]
**[[Topic:Oncology|Oncology]]
**[[Topic:Pulmonology|Pulmonology]]
**[[Topic:Rheumatology|Rheumatology]]
* [[Topic:Dermatology|Dermatology]]
* [[Topic:Otorhinolaryngology|Otorhinolaryngology]]
* [[Topic:Family practice|Family practice]]

===Division of Healthcare and General Practice===
* [[Topic:General practice|General practice]]
* [[Topic:Public Health & Occupational Medicine|Public Health & Occupational Medicine]]

===Division of Woman, Child and Geriatric Health===
* [[Topic:Obstetrics & Gynecology|Obstetrics & Gynecology]]
* [[Topic:Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]
* [[Topic:Geriatrics|Geriatrics]]

===Division of Neurosciences===
* [[Topic:Psychiatry|Psychiatry]]
* [[Topic:Neurology|Neurology]]
* [[Topic:Neurosurgery|Neurosurgery]]
* [[Topic:Neuroscience|Neuroscience]]
* [[Topic:Psychology|Psychology]]

===Division of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences===
* [[Topic:Radiology|Radiology]]
* [[Topic:Radiation Oncology|Radiation Oncology]]

===Division of Experimental Medicine===
* [[Topic:Biomedical Informatics|Biomedical Informatics]]

==Active participants==
# [[User:Stevenfruitsmaak|Steven Fruitsmaak]] <small>([[User_talk:Stevenfruitsmaak|Talk]])</small> 00:10, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
# [[User:Daniel575|Daniel575]] 15:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

==School news==
* '''August 24, 2006''' - School founded! Also most elements transferred from WikiBooks. Let the learning begin!

==See also==
*[[School:Biology|The School of Biology]]

[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Wikiversity schools|Medicine]]

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