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The history of American Medicine has been relatively short, as compared to European Medicine, but has had a global impact. | The history of American Medicine has been relatively short, as compared to European Medicine, but has had a global impact. Although this article is about the development of the professional practice and education of physicians in the United States, it includes some background on the popular traditions of healing arts by both the Native Americans and the early European and African immigrants, whose remedies, in part, became incorporated into medical practice. | ||
=Healing arts of the indigenous peoples= | |||
=European immigrants and African captives bring traditions from different cultures= | |||
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Revision as of 09:36, 8 March 2007
The history of American Medicine has been relatively short, as compared to European Medicine, but has had a global impact. Although this article is about the development of the professional practice and education of physicians in the United States, it includes some background on the popular traditions of healing arts by both the Native Americans and the early European and African immigrants, whose remedies, in part, became incorporated into medical practice.