Medicine
Medicine is the art and science of the causation, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. It is both an area of knowledge – a science of body systems, their diseases and treatment – and the applied practice of that knowledge. However, medicine often refers more specifically to matters dealt with by physicians and surgeons.
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 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 specialities, such as cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, or other fields such as sports medicine, research or public health.
Divisions and Departments
Divisions and Departments in the School exist on pages in "topic" namespace. Start the name of departments with the "Topic:" prefix; departments reside in the 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 Naming Conventions.
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology - Ready for participants.
- The Human Body
- Anatomy
- Psychology
- Communication
- Law
- Philosophy
- General Biology
- Histology
- Medical Microbiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiotherapy
- Physiology
- Immunology
- Laboratory Techniques
- Genetics
- Serology - The Study of the blood serum.
- Virology
- Bacteriology
- Health Informatics
- Occupational Therapy
- Cytogenetics
Medical Specializations / Divisions and Departments
Recommend reorganization of topic:
I. CLINICAL Medicine
- Primary care
- General Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Family Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care
- Nursing Practice
- General Practice
- Taxpayer-supported clinics
- Subspecialty Medicine and Surgery
- Internal Medicine subspecialties
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- General Surgery
- Surgical subspecialties
- Emergency Care
- Hospital Medicine
II. OTHER Medicine
- Research and Education
- Public Health
- Administration
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesiology
Division of General and Internal Medicine
Division of Healthcare and General Practice
Division of Woman, Child and Geriatric Health
Division of Clinical Neurosciences
Division of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences
Division of Experimental Medicine
Division of Military Medicine
- Military Medicine (empty article)
Multidisciplinary courses
- Clinical cases
- Healthcare reform - ideas to consider, questions to ask, implications
- a. The 'personal physician' or 'medical home' vs fragmented care
- b. Where: United States vs the rest of the world
- c. Spend more tax dollars vs increase individual responsibility
- d. Encourage preventive medicine, management of chronic disease, timely and cost-effective treatment of acute illness vs sporadic emergency care and treatment of advanced disease that might have been prevented
- e. Reimburse for thinking vs reimburse for doing
- f. Sell or give away fish vs teach 'how to fish'
- g. An approach that will keep on giving vs an approach that will keep on taking
- h. Targeting decreased risk of medical errors vs paying no attention to risk of medical errors
- i. Fixing the process vs fixing a 'problem'
- j. Will 'reform' facilitate improved functioning of the patient within society? vs Will it Wcause patients to be more dependent on society?
- k. Will 'reform' simplify? vs Will 'reform' complicate?
- l. Strengthen the family? vs Place increased strain on the family
Active participants
- Steven Fruitsmaak (Talk) 00:10, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
- Daniel575 15:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- Richard 06:25, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Pouyan Golshani 10:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC
- Eukesh 20:32, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Riad 17:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
School news
- August 24, 2006 - School founded! Also most elements transferred from WikiBooks. Let the learning begin!
- October 2, 2006 - Special learning project Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - explain the science behind each year's award.
- October 4, 2006 - Special learning project Nobel Prize in Chemistry - explain the science behind each year's award.
