Medicine Writ Large presentation by Dr. Kim Solez March 12th, 2013, from the Technology and Future of Medicine course LABMP 590 http://www.singularitycourse.com at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Copyright (c) 2013, Transpath Inc.

1. Medicine Writ Large
Kim Solez, MD

2. Medicine Writ Large
“Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else
than medicine writ large. Medicine as a social science, as
the science of human beings, has the obligations to
point out problems and to attempt their theoretical
solution: the politician, the practical anthropologist,
must find the means for their practical solution. ”
– Rudolf Virchow

3. Medicine Writ Large
“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even
the most horrible situations by habituation. Physicians
are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social
problems should largely be solved by them.”
– Rudolf Virchow

4. Envisioning Medicine As A
Field Much Larger Than We
Had Ever Considered
Before.
Including: Disease
Human Enhancement
Improvements in Society

5. In This Overarching
Concept of Medicine It Is
Involved in All Human
Endeavor.
It must be a force for good. It cannot be a
silo competing with other silos.

6. LABMP 590 Presentations
on Obesity and Nepal
Both Emphasize the
Social Responsibility of
Medicine –
Medicine Writ Large.

7. Medicine Writ Large –
A good concept to
keep in mind