Acquiring information from a patient on past medical conditions and treatments.
Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality.
The use of persons coached to feign symptoms or conditions of real diseases in a life-like manner in order to teach or evaluate medical personnel.
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.
'History of Medicine' is a branch of knowledge that deals with the evolution, development, and progression of healthcare practices, medical theories, institutions, and personalities from ancient times to the present.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
The interactions between physician and patient.
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
Time period from 1801 through 1900 of the common era.
The writing of history; the principles, theory, and history of historical writing; the product of historical writing. (Webster, 3d ed)
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
Time period from 1701 through 1800 of the common era.
Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.