HIST 249 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Iatrochemistry, Homeopathy, Andreas Vesalius
24 Oct 2016
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Gradually you begin to get different types of formal credentials. Apothecaries and surgeons begin to create guilds with different credentials that. Organized into colleges and guilds regulating entry to practice and standards. State or municipality grants privileges for monetary advantages and as a way of. Not everyone had the money to go to a medical practitioner when they were not. Sometimes family membership is key to becoming a member of these guilds. Doctors and surgeons can regulate the competition (they want to control it) Making sure there are equal number of patients and doctors to take care of. Medical science was in a state of transition in the 16th and 17th centuries as a result of what we could call the first medical revolution. This situation would continue for several more centuries. Supposed to also be way of promoting public health. everyone feeling well. Rise in number of regulars in 18th century especially professionals in intellectual life in enlightenment.
