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Rebuilding Medical Education in Free China during the Sino-Japanese War

Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
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Monday, 8 June 2026, 4pm to 5.30pm

This study examines the reconstruction of medical education in China during the Sino-Japanese War. Following the outbreak of hostilities, a large-scale relocation of medical institutions to Free China took place. During this westward movement, the Rockefeller Foundation and the China Medical Board (CMB) provided crucial support to sustain medical training in the interior.
Drawing on archival materials from the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC), this research analyzes institutional conflicts concerning governance and the maintenance of academic standards during this period. The Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) School of Nursing serves as a representative case illustrating these wartime transformations. The study highlights the persistent tension between upholding elite educational standards and adapting to the severe material constraints of war, and explores how these challenges shaped the institutional development of medical education in this critical era.

Speaker(s): Dr Jeongeun Jo (Kyung Hee University)

Series: Seminars in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology

Venue: Schwarzman Centre - Room 00.063 - Room 00.063 Schwarzman Centre Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6GG United Kingdom

Department: History (Department)

Host: Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology