Looking Back in History . .
The Staff of Asclepius
Many Professional and Patient centered organizations use this traditional symbol of medine. It comes from Asclepius (the greek god of medicine) and it shows a 2 serpents encircling a staff. This symbolizes the renewal of youth.
Hippocrates
Hippocrates also known as "The Father of Medicine" kept notes and studied signs and symptoms which led people to understand that disease was not caused by supernatural forces. He also kept standards of ethics which today is known as the Oath of Hippocrates which is still in use today.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. He discovered the conscious and unconcious parts of the mind. He also discovered how the mind and the body work together.
Crick and Watson
Francis Crickand James Watson discovered the molecular structure of DNA which is now known as the double-helix model. This model explains how DNA replicates and how hereditary information is decoded in it.