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Roman Medicine
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exercise created by Carroll Collins.
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Essays on Roman Medicine
After learning important Roman medical terms and persons in the history of medicine, assign one or both of the following essay topics to assess student's critical-thinking processes and ability to recognize relationships and similarities in medical practices between the past and the present.. [Use the Virginia University's web page translation of the oath.]
Essay Topic: "Editing the Oath"
Discuss HOW the appearance of statements regarding abortion and suicide in the Hippocratic Oath conflict with Roman cultural practices at the time. Be sure to include examples of conflicting practices, motives underlying these practices, and possible explanations for these conflicts.
Essay Topic: "Chicken Soup and the Road to Recovery"
[Use the first three web sources for the necessary information.]
Compare the use of or prescription of dietary restrictions or instructions of ancient medicine with the dietary restrictions or instructions of modern medicine.
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