History of Medicine

“History of Medicine is both a social science and a discipline in the medical humanities.  Any thoughtful critique of modern health care must take into account historical explanations of how disease burdens change over time,  how clinical medicine is shaped by its social context, and how the quest for medical certainty has evolved over time.  History is also about memory, reminding us to remember our indebtedness to the past without forgetting its more disturbing legacies. And it seeks to explore memories from a variety of perspectives, crossing the lines of race, class, gender, and religion.” 

-From https://trentcenter.duke.edu/humanities-medicine, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine, Duke University