The Wonderful and Exciting World of a Physician

Ever had a sneeze that wouldn’t stop? What about that cough that just wouldn’t go away? Or how about that time you just were feeling all bad? Who was that expert that cured it all? Physicians are those well trained geniuses.
My life long ambition is to become a physician. I wanted to become a physician because I always loved to care for people and help them. I love to make others happy. When I was younger, I loved my doctor, Dr. Curry because she was actually interested and concerned about treating her patients. She was very loving. She inspired me to become a physician.
Physicians work with and treat all kinds of patients. They vary in all ages. They diagnose patients with their conditions. They’re the head of the whole team. Everyone below them works for them. They make a lot of money. And that’s why I want to become a physician.
Over 25,000 years ago, researchers analysed people using plants as a treatment for illnesses. It dated way back to the Stone Age. Tribes used trepanation, puncturing the skull to relieve pain. Ancient Egyptians performed some of the first surgeries. Babylonian used diagnostic test that gave symptoms and treatments. Hippocrates invented the Hippocrates oath for physicians, which is still relevant and in use today. By then, doctors later began working in what we know as hospitals. They began knowing and learning different tools used for surgeries. During the 19th century, the expansion of science resulted in many branches of science including: evolution, psychiatry, genetics and immunology. Some of the famous physicians made the medical field the way it is now. Charles Richard Drew, a famous physician made innovations to blood transfusions. As well as Charles R. Drew, Cicely Saunders promoted the use of...

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