제중원과 세브란스 의전의 기초의학 교육과 연구

Abstract

The modern medical education in Korea began with Dr. Allen, when he began teaching medical education in the medical school affiliated with the Jejungwon, the first Western hospital in Korea. The medical education began to take more systematic shape when Dr. Avison took over the Jejungwon from the Joseon government in 1894. Dr. Avison made special efforts to prepare medical textbooks in Korean. He faced many difficulties, but he publish medical textbooks in various subjects, including basic medical science such as anatomy, physiology, hygiene, materia medica etc. However, these textbooks discontinued from being used after the Annexation in 1910. During the colonial period, the Severance Union Medical College(SUMC), the direct successor of Jejungwon, was forced to adapt to the Japanese education system. Despite many difficulties the SUMC played very significant role by educating Korean medical scientists and giving them the posts to continue their research that were denied to Koreans at the Keijo Imperial Medical College.