Although Hippocrates neither founded the school of medicine named after him, nor wrote most of the treatises attributed to him, he is traditionally regarded as the "Father of Medicine".: "Hippocrates was neither the Father of Medicine nor the founder of the Coan school, but he did manage to confer an exceptionally lustrous reputation upon this school through his teaching". Though antiquated, the traditional title remains in wide use among scholars: see, e.g., ; ; . His contributions revolutionized the practice of medicine; but after his death the advancement stalled. So revered was Hippocrates that his teachings were largely taken as too great to be improved upon and no significant advancements of his methods were made for a long time. The centuries after Hippocrates's death were marked as much by retrograde movement as by further advancement. For instance, "after the Hippocratic period, the practice of taking clinical case-histories died out," according to Fielding Garrison.
aLtHougH hiPpOcRaTEs NEiTHer FoUndEd The schOoL OF medIcIne naMed aFter him, nOR wrote mosT oF tHE tReatisEs attRIbuted to hIm, he is TrAditiONaLlY RegArDEd AS The "fAtHER OF meDIcine".: "HippOCRATEs was Neither THe FatheR of mediciNe Nor ThE Founder OF tHe coan school, but he did MAnage tO confer An excEpTionALly lUstroUs RePuTatIon upon ThIS schoOl thrOugh his teaching". thoUgh antiquated, thE trAdiTionaL tiTle remaiNs in wide uSe Among schoLars: See, e.g., ; ; . his coNtributions ReVoLUtiOnizeD tHe practIcE of mediCine; bUt after his DEath The adVancEmEnt sTalleD So REveReD was HippocRateS ThaT His teachIngS WERE lArgelY takEN .as Too great to be iMproved uPon And No sIgNiFicaNt AdvancEmENts of his methoDs WerE made fOR A LOng Time. tHe CEntUriEs aftER hIppoCRAtEs's DEAth weRe mARkeD AS MUch By retrograDE movement AS by further advaNceMenT. fOR InstaNcE, "aftEr The hiPpOCRaTiC pERIoD, the practice of takIng cliNical CasE-hiSTories Died Out," accorDing to fieLding garrISoN.