How to Get Started Doing Scholarly Research on Asian Medicine

Recorded in 2024. An expert historian of Asian medicine gives an overview of the importance of scholarly research and how to get started doing it. Where do you turn when you need access to reliable information? What are the differences between clinical, humanities, and social science research? What are the best databases, strategies, and techniques for getting started?

Prof. Pierce Salguero is a specialist in the history of Asian medicine, with a PhD in the history of medicine from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He especially focuses on, and has published widely about, Buddhist healing traditions worldwide.