Pyongyang Medical University Explained

Pyongyang Medical University^[1]
Native Name:	평양의학대학
Address:	Yeonhwa-dong, Central District
City:	Pyongyang
Country:	North Korea
Coordinates:	39.0105°N 125.743°W

Pyongyang Medical University is the top medical school in North Korea.^[2]

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.^[2]

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).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pyongyang theatre guide, North Korea . 2024-11-12 . Korea Konsult AB - adventures to another world!.
2. Web site: Pyongyang Medical University. Nuclear Threat Initiative. 24 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616131536/http://www.nti.org/facilities/551/. 16 June 2013. dead.
3. Liu. Jun-Ling. Jing, Xiang-Hong . Shi, Hong . Chen, Shu-Ping . He, Wei . Bai, Wan-Zhu . Zhu, Bing . Historical Review about Research on "Bonghan System" in China. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 1 January 2013. 2013. 636081. 10.1155/2013/636081. 23861708. 3687598. free.