Before Structuralism
During the Honoroe Dynasty, practitioners of medicine such as doctors and herbalists were independent of any institution. These individuals studied the biological sciences necessary to properly treat and cure illness through apprenticeships. The sharing knowledge between practitioners was very common, as they felt this exchange of information would benefit the patient and ultimately the entire community.
However there wasn't a definitive curriculum that any person needed to pass in order to begin practicing medicine. This gave room for pseudo-physicians who could sell any strange herbal concoction they pleased from their backdoor, with claims that it would cure whatever ails you. These charlatans exploited the laity's ignorance for profit resulting in a general distrust for the medical profession regardless of qualification.
Under Structuralism
After unseating the Honoroe family and assuming power over the territory, the Structuralist Church began introducing reforms meant to unify the people under the Structuralist doctrine known as The Articulation. For Structuralists, the sciences were a dangerous but necessary endeavor. Practitioners of science were working intimately with the Nature, and needed the guiding hand of the Church in order to properly navigate Nature's corrupting influences. Thus the Church instituted a stringent curriculum that one need to pass in order to practice medicine in the territory. Men and women who completed this education were inducted to
The Structuralist Fraternity of Levelers.
Practicing medicine without this certification was strictly prohibited. Those practicing medicine before Structuralism took power had little choice but to attend school, but were allowed to continue their practice under Church supervision. Some of the more respected physicians were invited to attend the school as a mentor and teacher. This was to avoid completely alienating the medical community while also keeping them close enough to control their influence over the future of Structuralist medicine.
Punishment
As the practice and study of the medical sciences deals directly with the dark forces of Nature, illicit practice of these sciences is considered heretical. While each case is looked at on its own merits, the understanding is that by breaking this law one is risking expulsion from the territory or possibly death.
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