Medical education in Je Joon Won.
- Author:
Hyoung Woo PARK
1
;
Yun Jae PARK
;
In Sok YEO
;
Il Soon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Medical History, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Biography ; English Abstract ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
Medical Education in Korea;
Je Joong Won;
Allen;
Avison
- MeSH:
Education, Medical/*history;
English Abstract;
History of Medicine, 19th Cent.;
History of Medicine, 20th Cent.;
Hospitals/history;
Korea;
Mentors/*history;
Missions and Missionaries/*history;
United States;
Western World
- From:Korean Journal of Medical History
1999;8(1):25-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Medical education in Je Joong Won was proposed and initiated by Dr. HN Allen. In his proposal of building a new hospital, submitted to the king in 1885, he expressed his wish to teach Western medicine to young Koreans at the hospital. The king welcomed his proposal and the plan was soon realized. Je Joon Won, the first modern hospital in Korea, opened on April 10th, 1885. The following year, on March 29th, Dr. Allen began medical school attached to the hospital. Many applicants were recruited by the government and 16 students were selected through the entrance examination. At first, they were taught English and finally 12 students out of them were selected after three months of teaching. The selected students were taught arithmetic, physics, chemistry, anatomy and physiology. The medical education at this period cannot be evaluated entirely successful since none of the 12 students was presumed to have worked as a practitioner.
