세브란스의전 연구부의 의학연구 활동

Abstract

The Research Department of the Severance Union Medical College was founded on November 4th　 1914　 Drs　 R　 G　 Mills　 J　 D　 VanBuskirk and A　 I　 Ludlow were the co-founders of the department　 The department aimed at investigating the medical problems of Koreans which originated from the differences of diet　 customs and habits　 The main fields of the research were divided into three　 traditional medicine　 diet of the Koreans　 and special diseases in Korea　 As to the research of the traditional medicine　 Mills conducted extensive investigations on the drugs mentioned in the pharmacopeia of the traditional medical texts　 His work included the translation of the medical texts into English　 which unfortunately was not published　 and the collection of thousands traditional drugs and botanical specimens　 To the second field　 VanBuskirk contributed much　 His research was mainly focused on investigating the characteristics of Korean diet　 finding out its problems　 and recommending more balanced diet　 The third field was the research of the diseases specific in Korea　 The diseases caused by various parasites were the main targets of the research　 At first　 the Research Department was a laboratory where research was actually being carried out　 But　 its nature has been changed as each department became the center of research activities　 The Research Department became a research promoting center which provides research funds for each department or individual researchers　 The founding of the Research Department in the Severance Union Medical College marks a turning point in the history of SUMC in the sense that academic activities began to become more important in the missionary institute