1. IntroductionI am interested in becoming a doctor. I'm not sure what kind of doctor, but I hope this project will help me decide.2. The History and Development of Medicine There have been many developments in ancient medicine due to people getting injured and getting sick. In prehistoric times, people used herbs as healing agents. When tribes were formed and the caste system was adopted, there were shamans or apothecaries who were the healers. In 700 BC, there was a medical school in Knidus which is the first known Greek medical school which initiated the idea of ​​observing patients. The Greek centers of medical advice, prognosis and healing were temples dedicated to their healing god Asclepius. At these shrines, patients entered a dream-like state of induced sleep known as "enkoimesis" not unlike anesthesia, where they received guidance from the deity in a dream or were cured through surgery (Wikipedia). Hippocrates of Kos is known as the “father of modern medicine”. The Hippocratic Corpus was built by Hippocrates and his students. Hippocrates took the Hippocratic Oath which even doctors use today. Hippocrates and his followers are credited with being the first to describe many diseases, including clubbing of the fingers which is sometimes called hippocratic toes. Clubbing of the fingers is an important diagnostic sign in chronic supportive lung disease, lung cancer, and cyanotic heart disease. Once the Roman Empire fell in Western Europe, medicine transformed into a more localized profession. Ancient medical practices were modified due to individual observations and experiences. Surgical practices were greatly improved. Rogerius Salernitanus wrote the book “Surgery” which...... middle of paper......010.Cooper, Richard A. Health Affairs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010. Web. March 4, 2010. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor, December 17, 2009. Web. March 4, 2010. Student Document: Resource Guide for Medical Students. Medical Resource Group, 4 March 2010. Web4 March 2010. Freedom for all. np, 2009. Web. 4 March 2010. Education Portal. np and nd Web. March 5, 2010.Kaiser Permanente. np, 2010. Web. March 5, 2010. Mee Memorial Hospital. np, 2009. Web. 5 March 2010. Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sint Eustatius. np, 2010. Web. March 4, 2010. University of Michigan Medical School. np, 2010. Web. March 4, 2010. The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. np, 2009. Web. March 4, 2010. University of Minnesota. np, 2008. Web. March 4, 2010. UC Davis School of Medicine. np, 2010. Web. 4 March 2010.