Title: Highlight the major developments of healthcare history.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-1) > Section: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System

Highlights should include the

- Hippocratic Oath
- development of microscopy
- discovery of microbes as a cause of disease
- history of medicines and pharmacy practice
- evolution of nursing practices
- aseptic procedures and their effect on medical care
- vaccines and immunizations across the human lifespan
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the Hippocratic Oath? Why was it developed?
- How did the development of microscopy and the discovery of microorganisms affect the medical care of infectious diseases?
- What discoveries or inventions improved surgical procedures and patient survival?
- How have the roles of nurses changed in the last century?
- What is the purpose of the ACA?