Physician
![''The Doctor'' by [[Luke Fildes]]<ref>In 1949, Fildes' painting ''The Doctor'' was used by the [[American Medical Association]] in a campaign against a proposal for nationalized medical care put forth by President [[Harry S. Truman]]. The image was used in posters and brochures along with the slogan, "Keep Politics Out of this Picture" implying that involvement of the government in medical care would negatively affect the quality of care. 65,000 Posters<!--The first letter of the first word of a sentence or title is capitalized.--> of ''The Doctor'' were displayed, which helped to raise public skepticism for the nationalized healthcare campaign.</ref>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/The_Doctor_Luke_Fildes_crop.jpg)
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Physicians may focus their practice on certain disease categories, types of patients, and methods of treatment—known as specialities—or they may assume responsibility for the provision of continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities—known as general practice. Medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic disciplines, such as anatomy and physiology, underlying diseases and their treatment—the ''science'' of medicine—and also a decent competence in its applied practice—the art or ''craft'' of medicine.Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself vary around the world. Degrees and other qualifications vary widely, but there are some common elements, such as medical ethics requiring that physicians show consideration, compassion, and benevolence for their patients. Provided by Wikipedia
