[Tong-In Club's medical education movement]

Uisahak. 1995;4(1):11-21.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

During the Japanese imperialism, and attempt for colonial education in the Korean peninsula was to put operation of a medical education movement. This plan was set up by the Tong-in club in 1907 and the foundations were laid in Pyong-yang and Tae-gu Tong-in hospitals. This report is a review acheiving the approach that was underplotted with the intention of the colonial education policy. Also, this report centralizes on the objectives of the Tong-in club establishment and the details of the medical education movement in the Korean paninsula. On June 16th, 1902, the Tong-a Don-mun club, Tong-a-mun club, Tong-mun medical club were established under the management of Mr. Irizawa Tatchkiji. The objectives of these clubs were to spread and popularize medical science into the Qing-Dynasty, Choson Dynasty and other countries. Tong-in club practiced modern medicine in the Korean peninsula. ...

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Colonialism / history*
  • Education, Medical / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Societies / history*