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Korean Journal of Medical History 2008;17(2): 205-222.
윤치왕의 생애와 의료 활동
박형우1,2, 홍정완2, 박윤재2
1연세대학교 의과대학 해부학교실
2연세대학교 의과대학 의사학과
Life and Medical Activities of Yun Ti Wang
Hyoung Woo Park1,2, Jeong Wan Hong2, Yunjae Park2
1Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University, Korea.
2Department of Medical History, Yonsei University, Korea.
ABSTRACT
Yun Ti Wang studied medicine in England, different from other Korean medical doctors in early days. Yun, who entered medical school at Glasgow University in England in March 1919, graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine in October 1925, along with an England medical license. Yun began working as an instructor at Severance Medical College from November 1927, and received Doctor of Medicine from the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at Kyoto Imperial University in August 1936. After the Liberation, Yun began working as a faculty member at the medical school at Seoul University, and he also worked as a Chief of the Second Medical Clinic of the school from 1946. Yun made a great effort in order to build an integrated committee, eventually contributing to the launching of Joseon Medical Associates in 1947. He was also elected as a first president at Joseon Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, which was organized at the same year as the Joseon Medical Associates. Yun entered military as an army surgeon in April 1949 and has worked there until he was appointed as a principal at the Army Medical School in September 1953. His contributions to the development of military medical services include the following: expansion of medical facilities in army, stable system of workforce in military medical service, launching of Medical Aid and establishment of Department of Medical Care, and introduction of new medical technologies in anesthesiology and neurosurgery, etc. The career of Yun can be largely divided into the field of gynecology and military medical services. In the gynecological field, Yun contributed to the settlement of obstetrics in Korea, by taking in charge of the obstetrics class at Severance following medical missionaries. As for the military medical services, he has contributed to the establishment of military medical system as well as to the opening of new academic areas. The impact of his activities on the establishment of military medical services is especially significant, since it was a field that no Korean citizens had access to during the colonization era.
Key Words: Yun Ti Wang, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Medicine, University of Glasgow, Severance Medical College, Seoul National University College of Medicine
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