The Internet is an ideal place to seek evidence of new and emerging technologies in medicine. One such avenue is “Medical Breakthroughs” reported by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. Identify at least two...

The Internet is an ideal place to seek evidence of new and emerging technologies in medicine. One such avenue is “Medical Breakthroughs” reported by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. Identify at least two or three recent discoveries you find particularly interesting from your research on the Internet

1. Do an Internet search using the keywords “penicillin discovered” to find some interesting sites. Determine the reasons it took so long to put penicillin into production. What kind of hurdles do new medications face today before they are available on the market to consumers and patients?

 2. Search the Internet for “Women in Medicine: An AMA Timeline 1800s.” This publication compiled by the American Medical Association provides valuable and interesting information about women in medicine. What surprises you the most? Are female applicants to medical school increasing or decreasing? By what percent?

 3. The U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have a Web site with a section on “Changing the Face of Medicine.” This site enables the reader to discover how women have influenced the practice of medicine and to determine if the exhibition will be in your geographical region any time soon. Go to the Web site http:// www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/ to view pictures and historical information on women in medicine. The section on the greatest obstacles faced by these women is particularly interesting. Who inspires you the most? Explain

. 4. Access the Internet to compare/contrast medical schools and universities in the United States with medical universities in China. What major differences do you note? Are there any similarities?