Ancient Time Periods
We used trepanation as a way to release evil spirits from the body and restore health.
Prehistoric People
During this time, the study of medicine stopped and the main treatment for illness was prayer.
Dark Ages
I am the founder of modern nursing.
Florence Nightingale
I founded the Red Cross.
Clara Barton
Who were the first people to keep medical records?
Ancient Egyptians
We were the first to believe that illness and disease were due to natural causes.
Ancient Greeks
During this time, the printing press was invented so doctors were more educated.
The Renaissance
Wilhelm Roentgen
I am known as the "Father of Medicine."
Hippocrates
I reduced post-operative infections by being the first to use antiseptics & disinfectants in surgery in 1865.
Joseph Lister
We knew living in filth caused disease, so we built aqueducts and sewers.
Ancient Romans
During this time, health insurance plans were developed to help pay for the cost of care.
1900s
I developed the polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
I discovered that microorganisms cause disease....germ theory.
Who invented the stethoscope?
Rene Laennec
We were the first to monitor the pulse.
Ancient Chinese
During this time, human dissection was allowed for the first time.
The Renaissance
I was the first female physician in the US.
Elizabeth Blackwell
I invented the microscope.
Anton Van Leewenhoek
When was AIDS identified as a disease?
1981
We were the first to believe holistic care was necessary to restore health.
Ancient Chinese
During this time, the first organ transplants occurred.
I discovered penicillin, the world's first antibiotic.
Alexander Fleming
I developed the smallpox vaccine in 1794.
Who was the Roman physician who came up with treatments to balance the four humors?
Claudius Galen