Women in the Medical Field: A Story of Evolution

Thinking about our readings for this week I have come to one very real conclusion about the landscape of men vs. women when it comes to the medical profession, men can be monsters. Reading some of the information on "Doctor" Sims I could not help but wish he were dead to the world. He ruthlessly damaged several women beyond belief then turned it around and called it a simple price to pay for the betterment of mankind. As compared to our other readings which discusses the matter of women making it in the medical field and making it a little safer for those in need. Yet the male monster dressed like gentlemen found and are still trying to find new ways to keep women from entering the medical field and shifting the male dominated society. Yet we have seen through history that women in society will not be held down and every victory no matter how small is still a victory none the less. This was first seen when Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to recieve a medical degree all the way back in time to 1849. However, we can see the victories everyday by women in the medical field. If we look in one single hall of a hospital we see that for every one doctor the has got to be three or four nurses on call. So in a way women have already beaten the system and now the only thing left is to produce as many doctors out of society. But in the long run a few things have the greatest message to be seen in our modern day society. First, there is a solid staff of people around every major work enviroment to make sure the betterment and not the harm comes to mankind. Second, the medical field is starting to turn the page on it darker past and has truly become a place for the advancement of human health. Finally, research is no longer about trial and error with lives on the line, it is a constantly moving force which will eventually find the cure or treatment to all health problems without the need to ruin or destroy a life in the process.