作者强调学习医学史的重要性。他指出,目前只有极少数特别珍惜医学史传统的医学院,认真进行医学史的教学,而其他多数学校对此都放松了,这是十分遗憾的。在美国,有不少医学生对维萨里(Vesalius)、哈维(Harvey)等都感到陌生,他们往往只知道林奈克(Laennec)与肝脏病有关,却不了解他对肺结核和听诊器的研究和创造。 The author emphasizes the importance of studying history of medicine. He pointed out that it is very regrettable that at present there are only a handful of medical schools that have treasured the tradition of medical history, earnestly teaching medical history, and most other schools have relaxed them. In the United States, many medical students are unfamiliar with Vesalius, Harvey, etc. They often only know that Laennec is related to liver disease but not to his knowledge of tuberculosis and stethoscope Research and creation.