A progressive physician and teacher who was referred to as "the father of medicine" was known as:
a. Hippocrates.
b. Jean Piaget.
c. Erik Erikson.
d. Sigmund Freud.
A
Hippocrates, born in 460 BC on the island of Cos in the Mediterranean, was a brilliant, progressive physician and teacher. He rejected the belief in the supernatural origin of disease and adopted a system of physical assessment, observation, and record keeping as an integral part of patient care. As his patient-centered care approach and medical ethics were adopted, Hippocrates was called the "Father of Medicine" and is credited with the Hippocratic Oath, which is still taken by physicians today.
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