History of medicine

  • 400

    Galen

    Galen
    Galen was the founder of doing the procedure tracheotomy
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Jun 19, 900

    Rhazes

    Rhazes
    Discovered the difference between small pox and measles
  • Jun 19, 1000

    Medical care becomes regulated

  • Jun 19, 1150

    Christian monasteries

    Christian monasteries found to treat a snake bit venom.
  • Jun 19, 1400

    Jacoba felicie

    Frenchwoman tries to practice medicine but is denied.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    Renaissance

  • Use of scientific method begins

    Use of scientific method begins
  • Human anatomical studies allowed

  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke
    Robert hook invented the microscope.
  • Antonie van leeuwenhoek

    Antonie van leeuwenhoek describes bacteria
  • Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas
  • Discovery

    Discovery of blood cells,bacteria,protozoa, and stethoscope
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revoulution

  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner
    Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccination.
  • Ignaz Semmelweis

    Show importance of hand washing
  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie
    Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity.
  • Bubonic plague hits San francisco

  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Discoverys

    Discovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment,MRI, CAT scans.
  • Alexander Fleming

    Alexander Fleming
    1st person to discover penicillin.
  • First HMO insurance

  • Salk

    Salk
    Salk the first one to discover polio vaccine
  • AZT is used to combat AIDS

  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • Steve Thomas

    Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment
  • DNA

    The completion of the Human Genome project identified a complete set of DNA, which allows for new and completely individualized medications and treatments.
  • vaccine created

    vaccine created
    Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA.
  • Scientists

    Scientists
    Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.
  • MIPPA

    MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e prescribing.