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[[File:Galenus.jpg|thumbnail|275px|Galen of Pergamon By Georg Paul Busch]]

Nineteenth-century medicine was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, and Homeopaths.<ref>Article is a portion of an unpublished dissertation by Sandvick, Clinton (2013)''Licensing American Physicians: 1865-1907'' University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. This portion of the dissertation is reproduced here with the permission of the author.</ref> Each of these medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed on how to treat illnesses and diseases, but sought to portray their type of practice as the most effective and scientific. Arguably none of the three sects was superior to the others, but their adherents concluded that their sectarian beliefs were better than their competitors.