The Creation of a Medical Profession in Egypt, 1800-1922This study of the early development of Egypt's medical profession confronts the Eurocentric view of the history of modern medicine and illustrates the complexities of modernization in a colonial setting. It demonstrates the importance of cultural continuity to any process of change. |
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Abu Zabal administration Al-Rafi Alexandria Amin Sami Aperçu Arabic language areas army Asr Muhammad became began British British rule British takeover Cairo clinics Clot Bey Clot Bey's Cromer diplomas diseases diwan Education in Egypt efforts Egyptian doctors Egyptian medical Egyptian society Egyptian students Egyptian University égyptien epidemics established Europe European French government service graduates hakimas Hamont Health Council health services Heyworth-Dunne hospitals Ibid important institutions Islamic Ismail Pasha Khedive Ismail kuttabs l'Égypte Lord Cromer Lutfi al-Sayyid Mahfouz Mamluks Maristan medical education medical practice medical profession medical reforms medical school medical science medical services ment military Ministry Misr Modern Egypt modern medical Muhammad Ali Pasha Muhammad Ali's needs nineteenth century opened Paris physicians population practitioners profession in Egypt Qalawun Qasr al-Aini recruitment Report for 1909 Salim School of Medicine sent social Sonbol taklif Taqwim al-Nil teaching tion traditional ulama Western