Al-Azri Nasser Hammad
Medical Department, Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Oman.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2011 May;11(2):187-95. Epub 2011 May 15.
During the past four decades, Oman has transformed into a modern state with remarkable changes in all fields, including public health and the provision of medical services. Little attention has been paid so far to the history of the development of biomedicine in Oman. A history of healing practices, just like clinical patient histories, helps to diagnose problems, plan interventions and predict their future within a dynamic context. This study is the first to explore the beginnings and evolution of biomedicine in Oman during the 19(th) century, categorising it into three eras: from the casual system offered by occasional visiting biomedical practitioners to the more organised, but limited, British military hospital and, finally, to public missionary medical care toward the end of the 19(th) century. The study concludes by recommending further focus on medical humanities, including the history of medicine, as a contributing factor to improve and sustain the art and practice of medicine within the existing Omani health care system.
在过去的四十年里，阿曼已转变为一个现代国家，在包括公共卫生和医疗服务提供在内的所有领域都发生了显著变化。到目前为止，阿曼生物医学发展的历史很少受到关注。与临床患者病史一样，治疗实践的历史有助于在动态背景下诊断问题、规划干预措施并预测其未来。本研究首次探讨了19世纪阿曼生物医学的起源和发展，将其分为三个时代：从偶尔来访的生物医学从业者提供的临时体系，到更有组织但有限的英国军事医院，最后到19世纪末的公共传教医疗护理。该研究最后建议进一步关注医学人文学科，包括医学史，将其作为改善和维持阿曼现有医疗保健系统中医术和医疗实践的一个促成因素。
