This was more or less what was included on the handout of a presentation 3 boys in my Introduction to Islam class put together on the Contributions of Muslims to Medicine. Quite interesting really, that 1200 give or take 100 years ago we could do all this. Yay us!
Hospitals
-Served all peoples regardless of color, religion or background
-Separate wards for men and women
-Separate nurses for men and women
-Provided baths and water supplies
-Qualified physicians only allowed to practice
-Medical schools associated with hospitals
Medical Education
-Training in basic sciences
-Clinical training
-Licensure examination
Bacteriology
-First medical description of smallpox and measles
-Suggested teh communicable nature of tuberculosis
-Use of alcohol as an antiseptic
Anesthesia
-Originated the idea of oral anasthetics
-Use of soporific sponge (basically a spong doused with anesthetics)
-Use of anesthesia caused a rise in surgery levels
Surgery
-Developed many surgical instruments
-First mention of hemophilia
-First ot use sections of animal guts for sutures (used animal guts to close wounds)
Opthalmology
-Foremost in treatment of eye diseases
-Words such as retina and cataract are of Arabic origin
-Developent of extraction of cataract (a cloudiness of the lense of the eye)
Psychotherapy
-Combined psychological methods and physiological explanations
-Recognized "physiological psychology" in treating emotional illnesses
-Developed a system for associating changes in pulse rate with inner feelings.
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