What was life like for a Roman army medic?

by aaronp2098

I find medics in war fascinating, however haven't found much about medics for the Roman army. What would a common medicine kit look like? Were they considered part of the middle or upper class when they weren't going off to war? Did they use medics as "general practitioners" or did they bring different specialists when the army went off to war? What was used for pain or to sedate for surgery? What went into the training to be a medic for the army? Anything else that is interesting about these medics would be great!

sirjash

Not really an answer to your question, but you might find this thread from a couple of months ago interesting. The top post goes into great detail how battlefield medicine worked back then, drawing mainly on De Medicina by Aulus Cornelius Celsus.