Médicos ecuestres, el arte de curar y los galenos en la historia nacional (Ciudad de México, 1877-1911) / Itinerant physicians, the art of healing and doctors in national history (Mexico City, 1877-1911)
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.)
; 13(3): 975-984, maio-jun. 2008.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
La incertidumbre y desconfianza que en ocasiones suscitó la presencia y actuación de los médicos diplomados en la ciudad de México durante el gobierno de Porfirio Díaz (1877-1911), condujo a que éstos profesionistas consideraran como esencial fortalecer, vigorizar y crear, hasta donde fuese posible, una imagen respetable, competente y homogénea de su labor profesional. Para ello, recurrieron, recrearon y adaptaron las máximas de ética médica de la cultura médica occidental a su labor profesional, y se abocaron a rescatar del olvido histórico a destacados médicos del convulso siglo diecinueve mexicano. Con ello, como se expondrá en este ensayo, anhelaban responder, reaccionar y neutralizar la incredulidad y la crítica que el público manifestaba en torno a su quehacer y desempeño profesional.
ABSTRACT
The uncertainty and mistrust towards the presence and activities of academic medical practitioners in Mexico City during the Porfirio Díaz government (1877-1911) convinced these professionals that is was essential to create, strengthen and transmit a respectable, competent and homogeneous image of the profession. To this purpose they recovered, recreated and adapted the ethical maxims of the occidental medical culture to their professional work, and rescued eminent medical figures of Mexico's convulse nineteenth century from being lost in the oblivion of history. Their goal - as it will be expounded in the following pages - was to respond, oppose and neutralize the criticism and disbelief expressed by the public against their professional performance.
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 3 Human resources for health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Physicians
Aspects:
Ethical aspects
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/MX