Kung Yee Medical School and Hospital
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The Kung Yee Medical School and Hospital in Guangzhou
(then called Canton), China
was founded in 1908.
Its hospital building with 60 beds was completed in 1911.
Unlike many missionary-sponsored institutions of the time, its directors were all Chinese, and only 4 of the 24 members of the faculty were not Chinese. As of 1913, there were 122 male and 37 female students.
Dr. Li Shu Fan
was the head of Kung Yee from 1923-1924.
In 1925, the Kung Yee institutions were taken over by the government and became the Medical Department of the 1st Chung Shan University, which became the Sun Yat-sen University Medical School
.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
(then called Canton), China
China
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was founded in 1908.
Its hospital building with 60 beds was completed in 1911.
Unlike many missionary-sponsored institutions of the time, its directors were all Chinese, and only 4 of the 24 members of the faculty were not Chinese. As of 1913, there were 122 male and 37 female students.
Dr. Li Shu Fan
Li Shu Fan
Li Shu-fan was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.Li graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1908 and later trained at Edinburgh University....
was the head of Kung Yee from 1923-1924.
In 1925, the Kung Yee institutions were taken over by the government and became the Medical Department of the 1st Chung Shan University, which became the Sun Yat-sen University Medical School
Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
The former Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences was located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is government run university which originated from Boji Medical College , which was established in 1886. The Kung Yee Medical School and Hospital was merged into it in 1925. Dr...
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