세브란스와 한국독립운동-3.1운동 시기를 중심으로

Abstract

In this paper, the author attempts to review the activities of "the Severance people" in the independence of Korea during the March First Movement in 1919. When we refer to "the Severance people," the term includes medical doctors and nurses of the Severance Hospital as well as the students of the Severance Union Medical School, the Severance Union Medical College and the Severance Union Nurses' Training School. The Severance Hospital was a place where wounded Korean soldiers were transported and treated when the Korean army revolted against the Japanese army in defiance of the government order of disbandment in August, 1907. During the March First Movement, the Severance people played many active roles. They organized demonstrations, treated wounded victims, protected fugitives, took care of the families of arrested people, and produced and distributed pamphlets and underground newspapers. While evading the Japanese police, some movement members were not able to stay in Korea, electing to take refuge in regions such as China and Russia, where some medical doctors would eventually establish clinics and hospitals. Some were engaged in institutions such as the Red Cross or nurses' training schools. They were constantly exposed to danger while in exile. Severance people were trained and educated in an intellectual environment of the Severance Movement, where they learned about Western Christian civilizations and medical science. In accordance with this, they considered their responsibility and dedication to the community as well to as the nation.