Eclectic Medical University
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The Eclectic Medical University was established in Kansas City
, Kansas
, in 1898. It taught medicine in the style of eclectic medicine
, a form of botanical and herbal homeopathy
.
The university taught courses in herbal medicine, chiropractics
and naturopathy. It was widely considered a diploma mill http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1105 (only eight states recognized its degrees) http://www.matthewmusial.com/brinkbio.htm.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, in 1898. It taught medicine in the style of eclectic medicine
Eclectic medicine
Eclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries....
, a form of botanical and herbal homeopathy
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners claim to treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient...
.
The university taught courses in herbal medicine, chiropractics
Chiropractor
A Chiropractor, according to the Association of Chiropractic Colleges , "focuses on the relationship between the body's main structures – the skeleton, the muscles and the nerves – and the patient's health. Chiropractors believe that health can be improved and preserved by making adjustments to...
and naturopathy. It was widely considered a diploma mill http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1105 (only eight states recognized its degrees) http://www.matthewmusial.com/brinkbio.htm.