Yonsei University is a Christian private university in Seoul,South Korea. It is part of the SKY universities.
Horace Newton Allen was a missionary,physician,and American ambassador to Korea. Along with Robert Samuel Maclay,Allen was one of the first Western Protestant missionaries in Korea,arriving there on September 15,1884.
Lingnan University in Guangzhou (Canton),China,was a private university established by a group of American missionaries in 1888. At its founding it was named Canton Christian College (格致書院).
Yeonhui-dong (Korean: 연희동) is a dong (neighbourhood) at the center of Seodaemun-gu in Seoul,South Korea. It is an area in Seoul near Yonsei university,and actually the name Yonsei comes from the combination of Yeonhui and Severance.
Horace Grant Underwood was a Presbyterian missionary,educator,and translator who dedicated his life to developing Christianity in Korea.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine,known as Kwang Chi Hospital before 1952,is a non-for-profit tertiary care public hospital in Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China. Founded as a drug rehabilitation clinic in 1869 by the British Church Missionary Society,it is one of the oldest hospitals in Zhejiang to offer Western medicine and one of the leading medical centres in China.
Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine,was a medical college for higher education in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,China. It was one of main roots for the current School of Medicine,Zhejiang University (浙江大學醫學院/浙江大学医学院).
Chung Shan Medical University is a medical university located in South District,Taichung,Taiwan. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital is affiliated with the university.
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, formerly known as Zhejiang Medical University,Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine,Zhejiang Medical School,locates in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,People's Republic of China. It's one of the oldest medical schools in China. In 2018,Zhejiang University was ranked 3rd overall in China.
Nanjing University Medical School is the medical school of Nanjing University. The division of basic medicine is located at the Xianlin campus while the clinical medicine division is located at the Gulou campus in the centre of Nanjing.
Chejungwon is a medical institution in Seoul,South Korea that is affiliated with the Yonsei University Health System. It was founded in 1885,and is considered the first Western medical institution in Korea. It became affiliated with Yonhee University,the predecessor to Yonsei University,in 1957.
Southwest Medical University (Chinese:西南医科大学,formerly Luzhou Medical College,Sichuan Medical University,is a medical university in Luzhou,Sichuan,China.
Oliver R. Avison was a Canadian doctor,physician,humanitarian,missionary and professor,who spent over four decades spreading Western medical knowledge in Korea during the Kaehwagi or Enlightenment Period. Avison was recognized for founding and opening the Severance Hospital and the Severance Medical College in Seoul in 1904,two interlinked institutions that sought to treat the sick and expose the Korean natives to the practical teachings of Western medicinal sciences. Through fundraising efforts across North America prior to the opening,Avison received a series of donations from American philanthropist Louis H. Severance,the namesake for the teaching hospital.
Florence Jessie Murray was a Canadian medical doctor,missionary,and professor who worked in Korea for over forty years,notable for her pioneering contributions as a woman in the male-dominated field of medicine,dedication to service during World War II and the Korean War,and innovation in improving medical care in Korea,specifically in treating tuberculosis and leprosy. Her leadership of the Severance hospital contributed to the development of Yonsei University. Additionally,the hospital she founded and led,the Wonju United Christian Hospital became the Yonsei University Mirae Campus. Recognized with several honorary degrees,she permanently returned to Canada in 1969,where she continued to share her passion for service through domestic projects and her memoirs.
Albin Garfield Anderson was an American medical missionary who served as a physician in Korea for 30 years and in Southern Rhodesia for 5 years. He founded the Swedish Methodist Hospital in 1913 in Wonju,Korea which is now the emergency room of Wonju Severance Christian Hospital. Anderson began his missionary work in 1911 serving with the United Methodist Church. During his time in Korea he served as physician,professor,and interim pastor to the people of Wonju and Pyongyang. After Korea was facing pressure from the Japanese empire,Anderson moved his services to Southern Rhodesia where he served as a physician at a community healthcare center and leprosy hospital.
Medical education in South Korea includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors in the country,from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists.
