Introduction of the modern western medicine in late Choson period (I)

Hwang, Sang Ik; Hwang, Sang Ik

Korean J Med Hist > Volume 7(1); 1998 > Article

Historical Article

Korean Journal of Medical History 1998;7(1): 13-22.

舊韓末近代西洋醫學의 수용 과정 연구(1)

황상익

Introduction of the modern western medicine in late Choson period (I)

Sang Ik Hwang

Department of the History of Medicine Ethics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.

ABSTRACT

Generally it has been thought that the modern western medicine was introduced into Korea by Japanese physicians and Western missionaries. But some recent studies have revealed that in the late Choson period, Koreans and Korean government played the essential roles in the introduction of it. This paper summarized and discussed the self-reliant activities of Koreans at the time, mainly in introducing the smallpox vaccination method and establishing Jejoong-Won Hospital, the first modern hospital in Korea.

Key Words: Modern Western, Medicine, Late Choson Period, Smallpox Vaccination, Jejoong-Won Hospital, Self-Reliant