Medical Sociology IntroductionThat the medical field is facing very difficult challenges, some of them old and many of them new, is nothing new to the public. Issues such as the lack of healthcare coverage for all, the high costs of medical care and the growing distance between healthcare providers and patients are just some of the salient aspects of this crisis. What is different in the current crisis is the approach taken to solve these problems. The current discussion about the health crisis is focused on economic and political issues, and, furthermore, many healthcare professionals and sociologists fear that this discussion has shifted the emphasis away from the people who are part of the system: the patients and medical staff. In response, sociologists are calling for the integration, or as some would prefer a reintegration, of medical sociology. By the late nineteenth century, medical sociology had begun to establish itself as a credible and important voice; However, with the advent of Abraham Flexner's report, "medical education has become highly technological, with little room for teaching the ultimate social role of medicine" which must take into consideration the actual people involved (Roemer, 1986, p. 153). Although medical sociology has continued to express itself in the most technological context, it has not been recognized as a qualified approach to solving the medical crisis – until recently. The need for reintegration of medical sociology is based on observations that current approaches, attitudes and values ​​are not fully applicable to our changing society. The sociology of medicine allows the study of the origins, evolution and laws of the medical profession with resp...... half of the article ......35.Hastings (1996, November-December.) The objectives of medicine: establishing new priorities. The Hastings Center Report, vol.26, n.6, pp. S3-S25.Heron, N.L. & Zabel, D., Eds. (1995). Bridging the gap: Examining polarity in America. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited.Hockenstad, M.C., Ed. (1982). Linking health care and social services: international perspectives. Beverly Hills: SAGE Publications. Raeburn, P. (1997, July 14). “Saving lives doesn't have to cost an astronomical amount.” Working week, n. 3535. page. 29.Remennick, L.I. (1998, January) “The Cancer Problem in the Context of Modernity: Sociology, Demography, and Politics.” Current Sociology, vol. 46, n.1, page. 1-144.Roemer, M. (1986). An Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System, 2nd ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company. Turner, B. (1987). Medical power and social knowledge. London: SAGE Publications.