Medicine - Treating the sick c1350
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Physicians
- Medically trained at university and required to pass exams
- Diagnosed illnesses and gave treatments, or sent patients to the apothecary or barber surgeon
- Expensive so mainly used by the wealthy
- Very few of them, with women physicians incredibly rare
Apothecaries
- Received training but no medical qualifications
- Mixed medicines and ointments based on their own knowledge
- Cost money (but less than a physician)
Housewife Physicians
- Usually a village "wise woman" or lady of the manor who treated local people
- Dealt with childbirth and common injuries/illnesses
- Mixed herb and plant remedies. Also used charms and spells
- The cheapest and most accessible option
Barber Surgeons
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