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A comment on The Prospective Student’s Guide to Medieval Universities.

Re:The Prospective Student’s Guide to Medieval Universities by dgs_sgd on Saturday March 18, 2023 @12:00PM (#35210152)
How fascinating that Schola Medica Salernitana is best for aspiring doctors and surgeons but worst for bookish types.

Contrast that to today, where my friends growing up who went on to become doctors were among the most bookish people I know.

That suggests that the skills needed to be a successful surgeon or doctor back then are way different from the skills needed now.

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Re:The Prospective Student’s Guide to Medieval Universities by cultofmetatron on Saturday March 18, 2023 @12:27PM (#35210418)
back then, the best surgeon was the one that could cut off your leg in less than a minuite. the only anesthesia you'd get was some booze or passing out from the pain.
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