Tasking the “Self” in the Self-governance of Medicine

It cannot have been long after humans began to live together that some way must have been found to differentiate between those who were deemed to be effective "healers" and the rest of the group. It seems likely that some individuals gained favor by offering assistance to those who were il...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 313; no. 18; pp. 1839 - 1840
Main Author Cohen, Jordan J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 12.05.2015
Subjects
Medicine - organization & administration
Medicine - standards
Physician patient relationships
Physicians
Professional Autonomy
Professional Practice - standards
Quality of care
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Summary:It cannot have been long after humans began to live together that some way must have been found to differentiate between those who were deemed to be effective "healers" and the rest of the group. It seems likely that some individuals gained favor by offering assistance to those who were ill or injured. If these "healers" were lucky, their "patients" survived; and if their luck held, they might well have convinced others to believe in their healing powers. "Governing" that incipient relationship between the person who was ill or injured and the healer was likely a simple matter of believing that the healers would do their best to alleviate whatever symptoms were evident. Here, Cohen talks about the governance regimen for medicine.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2015.3736