Yonsei University campus tour II Seoul South Korea September 19, 2021

Join this channel to get access to perks: History: Beginnings (18851916) The Yonsei University Medical School dates to April 10, 1885, when the first modern hospital to practice Western medicine in Korea, Gwanghyewon, was established. The hospital was founded by Horace Newton Allen, the American protestant missionary appointed to Korea by the Presbyterian Church in the USA. The hospital was renamed Chejungwon (제중원 濟衆院, House of Universal Helpfulness) on April As there appeared difficulties, the church appointed Canadian Oliver R. Avison to run Chejungwon on July 16, 1893. Gwanghyewon was financed at first by the Korean government, while the medical staff was provided by the church. However, by 1894 when the First SinoJapanese War and Gabo reforms (갑오개혁) took place, the government was not able to continue its financial support, thus management of Cheju