Moorish Medicine EducationMoorish Medicine Education was Extensive and FamedEuropeans sought Moorish Spain's Health Care, in a manner comparable to how today's world considers The Mayo Clinic "unrivalled" in Health Care."Know Thyself" was a maxim of the Qur'an and certainly applicable in Moorish Medicine Education. Practical TrainingThere were no medical schools in the al-Andalus until later.After 636 AD, Baghdad developed Islamic medical schools by copying Jundi-Shapur's (Persia) University and hospital systems. Apprentice-ship was a standard form of modus operandi education. In the al-Andalus, it was renowned Doctors or Specialists who were the pupils' lecturers. Students observed their teachers daily work. Moorish Medicine Health Care either in surgery or hospital work (once there were hospitals in the al-Andalus), was completed, lengthy discussions followed regarding that day's experiences.
Preparation for Trepanation Theoretical TrainingStudents were required to extensively study their teacher's work and that of famed physicians. Many medical books were purposely written in verse - aiding the pupils' learning.There were 3 Principal Categories of al-Andalus Physicians
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Moorish Medicine Education CurriculumMoorish Medicine Education entailed: in-depth studies of general practice, surgery, pharmacy, botany, optalmology, eye diseases, hygiene, disease therapeutics and medical ethics. Since anatomy was not part of the curriculum, many studied zoology, in order to gain some anatomical knowledge.Moorish Medicine ExamsExams completed a student's medical training. Usually, when the exams were passed, iyaza: medical credentials were given, however, not until 931 AD (when Caliph al-Muqtadir was shocked to learn that a patient died had the hands of his doctor) this was not compulsory.Thereafter: there were oral and practical examinations. If the student passed, the Hippocratic oath was performed by the Mutasbib: the inspector general. The doctor was then issued his license. Medical students then had to inscribe themselves as practising physicians, either with a specialist in their field or with a Diwan - (comparable to how modern doctors register with the College of Doctors). The Role Model Influence of Islamic Medical Schools1,000 years later, physicians are licensed by a Medical State Licensing Board in the USA.European medical schools were adherent disciples of the Islamic Medical school system. Studying and being familiar with Ibn Sina's Cannon, was an obligatory part of the medical syllabus, in the Sorbonne, up until the early nineteenth century. Razi RecommendationsDoctors had to be fully aware of old and new medical teachings and then were required, to work as an intern doctor in a hospital.Philosopher's Stone...The qualification of "alchemy" was imperative, prior to admission in a Baghdad medical school.PoisoningPoisoning was a serious medical problem in Medieval Times. Even an eminent physician such as Avenzoar, wrote at length, about how Bezoar stones (a goat's gall-stone) were an excellent method of antidote. The Bezoar Stone was believed to drive-out poisoning from the human body.The Cordovan Zenith and its Major al-Andalus PhilanthropistsThe Islamic "Quest for Knowledge" was benefacted by two Emirs and two Caliphs.
The First 300 Years under Moorish Spain's Rule. Political and financial stability had to be established before hospitals were constructed in al-Andalusia. Caliph Abd ar-Rahman 111 invested one third of state finace in public hospitals and other instituitions, promoting Moorish Medicine Education and Health Care. Cordova, eventually, had over fifty public hospitals treating the wealthy and the poor. The Importance of Diet and its role in the al-Andalus... Hierarchy of Venues - Where Medicine was Practised
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Each was an accomplished author - of one or several - outstanding medical tomes. Their written works served mankind over centuries. These erudite physicians frequently held other official status.