A progressive physician and teacher who was referred to as "the father of medicine" was known as:

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Hippocrates,born in 460 BC on the island of Cos in the Mediterranean,was a brilliant,progressive physician and teacher.He rejected the belief in the supernatural origin of disease and adopted a system of physical assessment,observation,and record keeping as an integral part of patient care.As his patient-centered care approach and medical ethics were adopted,Hippocrates was called the "Father of Medicine" and is credited with the Hippocratic Oath,which is still taken by physicians today.

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