ABSTRACT
Hospitals have a long history throughout the history of medicine. First hospitals are originated from Persia in ancient times in the Sassanid Dynasty [2nd to 6th century AD]. After the advent of Islam in Persia [Iran] in 637 AD, medical knowledge and also hospitals were flourished and advanced by Persian scholars. Shiraz Azodi hospital and University was one of the important hospitals in Persia. This hospital was built under the order of Azod od-Dowleh Panah [Fana] Khusraw in 971-973 AD in Shiraz. It had a great library, belonging to the university. A number of important physicians of the time Such as Haly Abbas were in practice at this hospital. The last report about this hospital dates back to 14th century. Azodi hospital and University were valuable scientific centers in Shiraz. The status of this medical center shows the close connection between medical education and therapy
ABSTRACT
Studying the history of science in ancient civilizations can help to shed light on the mysteries of the history of science as well as the contribution of nations to the growth of science in the world throughout the history. Among various branches of science, medicine is of particular importance and owing to the crucial role of physicians in this discipline; the present study has taken the role of physicians in ancient Persia [since the dawn of history to 637 AD] into account. To meet this end, the study has worked on the manuscripts remained from different historical era [Iranian and Non-Iranian] as well as the findings of the more recent research conducted on the history of Persian medicine. In the end, a sketch of the status of physicians in ancient Persia are presented: 1- Medicine in ancient Persian languages, 2- The status of medicine in ancient Persia, 3- Different kinds of physicians, 4- Persian physicians, 5- Non-Persian physicians in ancient Persia, and 6- Common medical rules and laws. The findings of the study depict the advanced medical system present in ancient Persia. It is also found that the high scientific and economic status of physicians and scientists in ancient Persia encouraged numerous non-Persian physicians to immigrate to Persia