Western Medicine for Chinese [electronic resource] : How the Hong Kong College of Medicine Achieved a Breakthrough.
By: Ho, Faith C. S.
HK : Hong Kong University Press, ©2018Description: xiii,230p.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789888390946.Subject(s): College of Medicine for the Chinese -- History | Hong Kong College of Medicine -- History | University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Medicine -- History | College of Medicine for the Chinese | Hong Kong College of Medicine | University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Medicine | Medical education -- China -- Hong Kong -- History | Education, Medical -- history | Medical education | Hong Kong | China -- Hong KongGenre/Form: Print books. | History.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | R735.A5 H64 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013221 |
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [204]-215) and indexes.
Intro; Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Common Abbreviations Used; 1. Introduction to the College; 2. People and Institutions; 3. Career Prospects; 4. The Early Pioneers (1892�a#x80;#x93;1899); 5. Decade of Change (1900�a#x80;#x93;1909); 6. Two Events That Shaped the Final Years; 7. Culmination of Efforts (1910�a#x80;#x93;1918); 8. Other Contributions to Society; 9. Some Unusual and Some Outstanding Personalities; 10. Conclusions; Appendix 1. The Dean�a#x80;#x99;s Inaugural Address at the Opening of the College of Medicine for Chinese, Hong Kong
Appendix 2. List of Graduates in Order of Year of Graduation, Hong Kong College of MedicineAppendix 3. List of Interviewees; Selected Bibliography; Biographical Index; Index
The founders of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (HKCM) had the lofty vision of helping to bring Western science and medicine to China, which, they hoped, would contribute to the larger objective of modernizing the nation. That this latter goal was partly realized through the non-medical efforts of its first and most famous graduate, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is a well-known story. Faith C. S. Ho's Western Medicine for Chinese brings the focus back to the primary mission of HKCM by analyzing its role in the transfer of medical knowledge and practices across cultures. It offers a detailed a.
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