A really terrible war can have a devastating effect on the medical profession. Medical physicians hate to become involved with a practice that is not interesting to them on either an international or a national level; they despise this more than the killing of their practitioners. It is of paramount importance for doctors to remain neutral in all conflicts, but they are still always very much in the line of fire.
If there is ever a war on American soil, the demand for physicians will become incredibly greater because so many more will become sick and injured, and there will be a need for more organization. Particular consequences in America are likely. Community practitioners of younger age will be tapped for military duty. This will lead to an influx of older and already retired professionals that are called back into duty. Many individuals will probably turn their practices over to clinics, and clinics would create joint practices with synergetic groups. One of the greatest concerns will be stopping the spread of deadly disease and epidemics. After the medical industry is overextended, hard experience has demonstrated that we must be careful of widespread illness beginning.
Military organizational entities will emerge. Each U.S. medical training center has been analyzed for rapid mobilization. It is a little known fact that, under the direction of the U.S. War Department Medical Division, a small group of the national guard has already formed and can launch quickly when needed. The medical profession will do their best to operate in tandem with the sanitary corps from the army. These are both focused on clean food, supplying water and educating people about health.
A number of doctors would labor to improve and make sera, toxins, anti toxins, blood transfusions storage equipment, and special drugs. This will be the area where the greatest scientific research contributions will occur. The focus of intense scrutiny from shock divisions during the fighting and from lab researchers on the home front, particular issues specific to war have to be dealt with, like war wound shock where men faint from even small injuries.
Medical teaching will be greatly accelerated. There will be a need for more doctors, as some may be killed as has happened in previous times. The reason for all of this, obviously, is because of the United States' role in the war. If the United States avoided actual involvement in a war, then her greater contribution wold lie in the research of war shock and various other problems.
If scientists were able to work without undue pressure, results would be achieved faster. There would be so many wonderful things to come of the research that came out of the situation, but it would be much better if it didn't have to occur due to the horrible circumstance of war. Those who have experienced wars are likely to fear the potential of the current conflict to recreate the detrimental societal and academic impacts witnessed before. We attempted to obtain whatever hard facts we could, and to form our judgments as a result of these, attempting to stay even headed in the beginning.
However, we found as the months passed and we experienced the continual waves of emotion every day, our ability to be rational eventually gave way. Not only has our interest slipped away, but our discernment of right and wrong has, too. Rational thinking apparently breaches treachery. Our humanity was replaced by hardness and cunning. It is uncertain how much damage might result should history repeat itself. There is one thing that can be counted on, judging by our past experiences. No one can take from the frenzied mess that has been unleashed yet again.
After the titanic struggle ends, we will be forced to build up the economy again, to remove the evils of hatred and suspicion found in each other, and re-instill virtues both moral and mental. In this time it will be most important to always keep the future in front of us and do the best we can to keep driving towards reconstruction so that we can thrive again.
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