The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's. Votes: 3
I think that the practice of medicine, the science of it, has become 50% pharmacological, so that doctors are like walking pharmacies. Votes: 3
The state of healthcare today is that we are busy in the practice of medicine vs. being in the science of medicine. Votes: 3
I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation. Votes: 3
The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety again. Votes: 3
The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. Votes: 3
We know from our clinical experience in the practice of medicine that in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, the individual and his background of heredity are just as important, if not more so, as the disease itself. Votes: 3
Few things a doctor does are more important than relieving pain. . . pain is soul destroying. No patient should have to endure intense pain unnecessarily. The quality of mercy is essential to the practice of medicine; here, of all places, it should not be strained. Votes: 3
Even in populous districts, the practice of medicine is a lonely road which winds up-hill all the way and a man may easily go astray and never reach the Delectable Mountains unless he early finds those shepherd guides of whom Bunyan tells, Knowledge, Experience, Watchful, and Sincere. Votes: 3
Let us not say that we will decide on a political basis at the national level that no State is competent to regulate the practice of medicine in that State if they decide to allow a doctor to prescribe marijuana, because that is what we are talking about. Votes: 3
In the last century the practice of medicine has become no more than an adjunct to the pharmaceutical industry and the other aspects of the huge, powerful and immensely profitable health care industry. Medicine is no longer an independent profession. Doctors have become nothing more than a link connecting the pharmaceutical industry to the consumer. Votes: 3
The practice of medicine will be very much as you make it - to one a worry, a care, a perpetual annoyance; to another, a daily job and a life of as much happiness and usefulness as can well fall to the lot of man, because it is a life of self-sacrifice and of countless opportunities to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those that fall. Votes: 3
The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head. Often the best part of your work will have nothing to do with potions and powders, but with the exercise of an influence of the strong upon the weak, of the righteous upon the wicked, of the wise upon the foolish. Votes: 3
The art of medicine was to be properly learned only from its practice and its exercise. Votes: 1
One of the biggest challenges to medicine is the incorporation of information technology in our practices. Votes: 1
For 25 years practicing medicine, I never asked anybody if they were a Republican or a Democratic or an independent and asked if they had insurance or not. I took care of everybody. Votes: 1
I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care. Votes: 1
Carl von Rokitansky is one of the founders of scientific medicine and systematized it, looking at what the clinical symptoms mean. The medicine we practice today, which is infinitely more sophisticated, is Rokitansky's medicine. Votes: 1
Well, I've seen a bunch of acupuncturists and one of my sister-in-laws is an herbalist. So I know a lot about alternative medicine. I don't know a lot about the practice but I know about the world. Votes: 1
The notion that the mind and body are actually different sides of the same coin goes all the way back to the origins of medicine. For most of its history, the practice was not separated from other aspects of human activity. Votes: 1
Nearly every business collects metrics on inventory, sales, and workplace process. Health care has been slow to measure these kinds of outcomes. Increasingly, general medicine, via either managed care or large practice settings, is improving by collecting data through electronic records and refining practice based on what works. Votes: 1
The way most doctors practice medicine right now isn't working. Votes: 0
I used to practice clinical medicine. Now I practice political medicine, because it's the mother of all illnesses. Votes: 0
I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science. Votes: 0
The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas. Votes: 0
If we practiced medicine like we practice education, wed look for the liver on the right side and left side in alternate years. Votes: 0
If we practiced medicine like we practice education, we'd look for the liver on the right side and left side in alternate years. Votes: 0
Creeping featurism is a disease, fatal if not treated promptly. There are some cures, but, as usual, the best approach is to practice preventative medicine. Votes: 0
He said that private practice in medicine ought to be put down by law. When I asked him why, he said that private doctors were ignorant licensed murders. Votes: 0
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. Votes: 4 Orison Swett Marden
Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty. Votes: 5 Jack Canfield