Did medieval doctors own there home?

Answer 1

The answer to this is not a simple yes or no. Almost everyone in the middle ages could claim that they "practiced medicine". Simple medicine was done at home by families and if more was needed most communities had people who had a talent in treating certain kinds of conditions. This was midwives, people who knew about herbs and herbal remedies, and bone setters. Within cities were "empiric's" specializing in treatment of dental problems, wounds, and certain kinds of surgeries ( lancing boils, removing kidney stones, repairing a hernia). Those with a higher level of education included trained surgeons, physicians, skilled medical practitioners educated through apprenticeship and apothecaries. To further add to all of this there were secular and religious practitioners including clerics who combined religious duties with accepted medical practice. Out of all the European cities in 1338 Florence, Italy had the most per capita with about 60 licensed medical practitioners of all kinds for a population of 120,000. So, to answer your question they probably ranged from people who lived on land owned by the nobility to others working for the nobility and living on an estate as well as those living within a religious community.