Hippocrates and Medical Education : Selected Papers Presented at the XIIth International Hippocrates Colloquium, Universiteit Leiden, 24-26 August 2005

The collection of writings known as the Corpus Hippocraticum played a decisive role in medical education for more than twenty-four centuries. This is the first full-length volume on medical education in Graeco-Roman antiquity since Kudlien's seminal article of 1970. Most of the articles in this volume were originally presented as papers at the XIIth International Colloquium Hippocraticum in Leiden in 2005. The collection of writings known as the Corpus Hippocraticum played a decisive role in medical education for more than twenty four centuries. This is the first full-length volume on medical education in Graeco-Roman antiquity since Kudlien's seminal article from 1970. The articles in this volume were originally presented as papers at the XIIth International Colloquium Hippocraticum in Leiden in 2005 Doctors And Laymen -- Teachers And Pupils -- Teaching Of Surgery And Obstetrics -- Galen And The Hippocratic Tradition. Edited By Manfred Horstmanshoff ; In Collaboration With Cornelius Van Tilburg. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Hippocrates and Medical Education Hippocrates and Medical Education Full description