title: [Textual research on the motives of professionalization of the famous physicians in the past dynasties].
abstract: According to the study on the biographies of 106 famous physicians in the past dynasties, their motives of professionalization are summed up and classified into two types, namely, the reasons of themselves and their families. Furthermore, two different types also could be summarized respectively as six and three reasons based on their own conditions. Meanwhile, it shows that many physicians were also influenced by social morals and cultural thoughts in their times. Finally, it concludes that their great interest, intensive motives, and determined attitude to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are very important to their fame and success, which also has practical significance to today's education of TCM.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Hai-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology