Pathways to Eagle - Display Merit Badge Requirement Information

The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Medicine merit badge are: 7a, 8, 9, 10

The counselor has indicated that items #8 & #9 MUST be writen to turn in at start of session.

1.	Discuss with your counselor the influence that EIGHT of the following people had on the history of medicine:

a.	Hippocrates

b.	William Harvey

c.	Antonie van Leewenhoek

d.	Edward Jenner

e.	Florence Nightingale

f.	Louis Pasteur

g.	Gregor Mendel

h.	Joseph Lister

i.	Robert Koch

j.	Daniel Hale Williams

k.	Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

l.	Marie and Pierre Curie

m.	Walter Reed

n.	Karl Landsteiner

o.	Alexander Fleming

p.	Charles Richard Drew

q.	Helen Raussig

r.	Jonas Salk

s.	James Watson and Francis Crick

2.	Explain the Hippocratic Oath to your counselor, and compare to the original version to a more modern one. Discuss to whom those subscribing to the original version of the oath owe the greatest allegiance.

3.	Discuss the health-care provider-patient relationship with your counselor, and the importance of such a relationship in the delivery of quality care to the patient. Describe the role of confidentiality in this relationship.

4.	Do the following:

a.	Describe the roles the following people play in the delivery of health care in your state. (Note: Not all may exist in your state.)

1.	Allopathic Physician

2.	Chiropractor

3.	Emergency medical technician

4.	Licensed practical/vocational nurse

5.	Medical assistant

6.	Medical laboratory technologist

7.	Nurse-midwife

8.	Nurse practitioner

9.	Occupational therapist

10.	Optometrist

11.	Osteopathic Physician

12.	Pharmacist

13.	Physical therapist

14.	Physician's assistant

15.	Podiatrist

16.	Psychologist

17.	Radiologic technologist

18.	Registered nurse

19.	Respiratory therapist

b.	Describe the educational and licensing requirements for five of those in 4a --other than 4a(1)- - practicing health care in your state.

a.	Tell what is meant by the term "primary care" with regard to a medical specialty. Briefly describe the types of work done by physicians in the following "core" specialties

1.	Internal medicine*

2.	Family practice*

3.	Obstetrics/gynecology*

4.	Pediatrics*

5.	Psychiatry

Surgery

b.	Describe the additional educational requirements for these specialties.

a.	Briefly describe the types of work performed by physicians in FIVE of the following specialties or subspecialties:

1.	Allergy/immunology

2.	Anesthesiology

3.	Cardiology

4.	Colon and rectal surgery

5.	Dermatology

6.	Emergency Medicine

7.	Endocrinology

8.	Gastroenterology

9.	Geriatric medicine

10.	Hematology/oncology

11.	Infectious disease

12.	Nephrology

13.	Neuro surgery

14.

Neurology

15.	Nuclear medicine

16.	Opthalmology

17.	Orthopedic surgery

18.	Otolaryngology/head and neck surgery

19.

Pathology

20.	Physical medicine and rehabilitation

21.	Plastic, reconstructive, and maxillofacial surgery.

22.	Preventive medicine

23.

Radiology

24.	Rheumatology

25.	Thoracic/cardiothoracic surgery

26.

Urology

27.	Vascular surgery

b.	Describe the additional educational requirements for the five specialties or subspecialties you chose in 6a.

a.	Visit a physician's office,** preferably one who delivers "primary care." (This may be that of your counselor.) Discuss the components of a medical history and physical examination (an official BSA health form may be used to guide this discussion), and become familiar with the instruments used.

b.	Describe the characteristics of a good diagnostic test to screen for disease (e.g. routine blood pressure measurement). Explain briefly why diagnostic tests are not perfect.

c.	Show how to take a blood pressure reading and a pulse reading.

8.	Do the following:

a.	Discuss the roles medical societies, employers, the insurance industry, and the government play in influencing the practice of medicine in the United States.

b.	Briefly tell how your state monitors the quality of health care within its borders, and how it provides care to those who do not have health insurance.

9.	Discuss with your counselor the health care delivery systems in the United States, Sweden, and China.

10.

Serve as a volunteer at a health-related event or facility in your community (e.g. blood drive, "health fair", blood pressure screening, etc.) approved by your counselor.

* "Primary care" specialties
** If this cannot be arranged, demonstrate to your counselor that you understand the components of a medical history and physical, and discuss the instruments involved.

The requirements listed on this web site are believed to be correct.
The official requirements can be found in the current edition of
"Boy Scout Requirements Book 2010"

Download the workbook for the Medicine Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from ,The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.

The availability of a Merit Badge session will be based on the actual availability of Merit Badge counselors on the day of the event.

To be able to complete a merit badge during Pathways to Eagle the preparation work indicated on the web site MUST be completed BEFORE and turned in at the START of the merit badge session and you MUST bring proof of completion. You must also be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge for ALL of the requirements. Scouts not completing the merit badge will receive credit for the work they have done and will have to make arrangements with a counselor to complete any remaining requirements at a later date.

Note: The preparation work listed is subject to change at any time. It is based on what the counselor believes needs to be completed before the session starts.

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