Outline of healthcare science

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to healthcare science:

Healthcare science – applied science dealing with the application of science, technology, engineering or mathematics to the delivery of healthcare.

Conventional Western disciplines

 * Athletic training
 * Dentistry
 * Dietetics
 * Epidemiology
 * Exercise physiology
 * Genetic counselling
 * Medical And Psychiatric social work
 * Medical physics
 * Medicine
 * Midwifery-Obstetrics
 * Medical technology
 * Nursing
 * Nutrition
 * Occupational therapy
 * Optometry
 * Pharmacology
 * Physical therapy (physiotherapy)
 * Psychoanalysis
 * Psychotherapy, including Cognitive therapy
 * Public health
 * Physical education
 * Speech-Language Pathology
 * Surgery, including anaesthesiology
 * Veterinary medicine

Alternative medicine

 * Biomedical model
 * Biopsychosocial model
 * Body treatment
 * Complementary medicine
 * Energy medicine
 * Energy (spirituality)
 * Healer
 * Health applications and clinical studies of meditation
 * Holistic health
 * Home remedy
 * Homeopathy
 * Manipulative therapy
 * Manual therapy
 * Medical model
 * Mind-body intervention
 * Nocebo
 * NCCAM
 * Placebo
 * Program for Evaluating Complementary Medicine
 * Rejuvenation (aging)
 * Self-healing
 * Traditional medicine
 * Wellness (alternative medicine)
 * World medical systems

Spiritually based healing

 * Christian Science
 * Faith healing
 * Johrei
 * Maharishi Vedic Medicine
 * Shamanism

Traditional and folk medicine

 * Ayurveda
 * Folk medicine
 * Medical herbalism
 * Native American traditional healing
 * Shamanism
 * Traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture
 * Traditional Korean medicine

History

 * History of biology
 * History of medicine
 * History of nutrition
 * History of optometry

General concepts

 * Health –
 * Disease –
 * Dentist –
 * Physician –
 * Surgeon –
 * Surgery –
 * Healing –
 * healer –
 * Veterinarian –
 * Hospital –
 * Nurse –
 * Medication –
 * Operation –
 * Public Health –

Diagnostic methods

 * physical examination –
 * medical history –
 * auscultation –
 * stethoscope –
 * percussion –
 * medical imaging –
 * X-ray –
 * medical ultrasonography –
 * blood work –