Origins of the medical profession in Ivano-Frankivsk

Abstract

Тhe article discusses European context of the origins of medical profession in Ivano-Frankivsk. Specifically, the time period of the second half of the 17th and the first half of the 19th centuries is reviewed. The article convincingly proves that modern form of the medical profession in Ivano-Frankivsk has been established during the existence of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria which has been part of the Austrian Empire. The principles of the reform of medical profession implemented in Ivano-Frankivsk have been developed by the famous representatives of the Leiden School of Medicine, doctors Van Swieten and de Haen.