William James Mayo Quote

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.


The Aims and Ideals of the American Medical Association, Proceedings of the National Education Association, Volume 66, 1928


The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.

The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.