MEDICINE

  1. Discuss with your counselor the influence that EIGHT of the following people had on the history of medicine:
  2. Hippocrates
  3. William Harvey
  4. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
  5. Edward Jenner
  6. Florence Nightingale
  7. Louis Pasteur
  8. Gregor Mendel
  9. Joseph Lister
  10. Robert Koch
  11. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
  12. Marie and Pierre Curie
  13. Walter Reed
  14. Karl Landsteiner
  15. Alexander Fleming
  16. Jonas Salk
  17. James Watson and Francis Crick
  18. Explain the Hippocratic Oath to your counselor, and compare to the original version to a more modern one. Discuss to whom those subscribing to the original version of the oath owe the greatest allegiance.
  19. Discuss the health-care provider-patient relationship with your counselor, and the importance of such a relationship in the delivery of quality care to the patient. Describe the role of confidentiality in this relationship.
  20. Do the following:
  21. Describe the roles the following people play in the delivery of health care in your state. (Note: Not all may exist in your state.)
  22. Physician
  23. Chiropractor
  24. Optometrist
  25. Podiatrist
  26. Pharmacist
  27. Psychologist
  28. Physician's assistant
  29. Nurse practitioner
  30. Nurse-midwife
  31. Registered Nurse
  32. Licensed vocational/practical nurse
  33. Medical assistant
  34. Emergency medical technician
  35. Medical laboratory technologist
  36. Radiologic technologist
  37. Physical therapist
  38. Occupational therapist
  39. Respiratory therapist
  40. Describe the educational and licensing requirements for five of those in 4a --other than 4a(1)- - practicing health care in your state.
  41. Tell what is meant by the term "primary care" with regard to a medical specialty. Briefly describe the types of work done by physicians in the following "core" specialties:
  42. Internal medicine*
  43. Family practice*
  44. Obstetrics/gynecology*
  45. Pediatrics*
  46. Psychiatry
  47. Surgery
  48. Describe the additional educational requirements for these specialties.
  49. Briefly describe the types of work performed by physicians in FIVE of the following specialties or subspecialties:
  50. Allergy/immunology
  51. Anesthesiology
  52. Cardiovascular disease
  53. Colon and rectal surgery
  54. Dermatology
  55. Emergency Medicine
  56. Endocrinology and metabolism
  57. Gastroenterology
  58. Geriatric medicine
  59. Hematology/oncology
  60. Infectious disease
  61. Nephrology
  62. Neurological surgery
  63. Neurology
  64. Nuclear medicine
  65. Opthalmology
  66. Orthopedic surgery
  67. Otolaryngology/head and neck surgery
  68. Pathology
  69. Physical medicine and rehabilitation
  70. Plastic, reconstructive, and maxillofacial surgery.
  71. Preventive medicine
  72. Radiology
  73. Rheumatology
  74. Thoracic/cardiothoracic surgery
  75. Urology
  76. Vascular surgery
  77. Describe the additional educational requirements for the five specialties or subspecialties you chose in 6a.
  78. Visit a physician's office, preferably one who delivers "primary care." (This may be that of your counselor.) Discuss the components of a medical history and physical examination (an official BSA health form may be used to guide this discussion), and become familiar with the instruments used.
  • If this cannot be arranged, demonstrate to your counselor that you understand the components of a medical history and physical, and discuss the instruments involved.
  • Describe the characteristics of a good diagnostic test to screen for disease (e.g. routine blood pressure measurement). Explain briefly why diagnostic tests are not perfect.
  • Show how to take a blood pressure reading and a pulse reading.
  1. Do the following:
  2. Discuss the roles medical societies, the insurance industry, and the government play in influencing the practice of medicine in the United States.
  3. Briefly tell how your state monitors the quality of health care within its borders, and how it provides care to those who do not have health insurance.
  4. Compare and discuss with your counselor the health care delivery systems in the United States, Sweden, and China.
  5. Serve as a volunteer at a health-related event or facility in your community (e.g. blood drive, "health fair", blood pressure screening, etc.) approved by your counselor.

* "Primary care" specialties

BSA Advancement ID#: 130
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215a, revised 2005