From Dissections in Dusty Closets To Pristine Operating Rooms By: Cora Lasich.
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Definitions
• Physician: Diagnose, treat, prescribe & administer medicine to those who need it
• Surgeon: A physician who is licensed to play with knives
• Orthopedic Surgeon: A surgeon that specializes in bones
History
• Hippocrates (460 B.C.)
• Herophilus and Erasistratus (280 B.C.)
• Galen (130 A.D.)
• Vesalius (1543)
• 1700-1900
• Today
Career Research
• How many years of school??
• Advancement & Opportunities
• Yearly salary: $300,000-$600,000