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History Although institutions for caring for the sick are known to have been around much earlier in history, the first teaching hospital however, where students were authorized to methodically practice on patients under the supervision of physicians as part of their education, was reportedly the pre-Islamic Academy of Gundishapur in the Persian Empire. The Sassanid era word Bimaristan literally translates into "Hospital". (E. Browne, Islamic Medicine, 2002, p.16, ISBN 81-87570-19-9.) Some experts further believe that "to a very large extent, the credit for the whole hospital system must be given to Persia". (A medical history of Persia, C. Elgood, Cambridge Univ. Press, p. 173.) Admissions In the United States most students use a matching plan as their agent in selecting the teaching hospital they prefer among the hospitals that want that student. See also Sources | ||||||||||
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