Pyongyang Medical University

Pyongyang Medical University is the top medical school in North Korea.[1]

History

After the Department of Medical Science at Kim Il Sung University was split up in 1948, the Pyongyang Medical University was officially established by the North Korean government.[1]

In 1962, Kim Bong-han, a Professor of Pyongyang Medical University, reported that he had found the anatomical structure of meridian-collaterals, which he named Bonghan corpuscles (BHCs) and Bonghan ducts (BHDs).[2]

On November 24, 2010, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il made a visit to the university.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pyongyang Medical University". Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. Liu, Jun-Ling; Jing, Xiang-Hong; Shi, Hong; Chen, Shu-Ping; He, Wei; Bai, Wan-Zhu; Zhu, Bing (1 January 2013). "Historical Review about Research on "Bonghan System" in China". Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2013/636081.
  3. "Top leader of DPRK inspects Pyongyang Medical University". Global Times. Retrieved 24 August 2013.