Medicine Writ Large Kim Solez, MD

Medicine Writ Large“Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else than medicine writ large. Medicine as a social science, as the science of human beings, has the obligations to point out problems and to attempt their theoretical solution: the politician, the practical anthropologist, must find the means for their practical solution. ”

– Rudolf Virchow

Medicine Writ Large“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation. Physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.”

– Rudolf Virchow

Envisioning Medicine As A Field Much Larger

Than We Had Ever Considered Before.

Including: DiseaseHuman Enhancement

Improvements in Society

In This Overarching Concept of Medicine It

Is Involved in All Human Endeavor.

It must be a force for good. It cannot be a silo competing with other silos.

LABMP 590 Presentations on

Obesity and Nepal Both Emphasize the

Social Responsibility of Medicine –

Medicine Writ Large.

Medicine Writ Large –

A good concept to keep in mind