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이영춘과 한국 농촌의학 연구: 학술지 『농촌위생』을 중심으로

Other Titles
 Pioneering Rural Medicine in Korea: Lee Young Choon and the Institute for Rural Health 
Authors
 여인석 
Citation
 Yonsei Journal of Medical History (연세의사학), Vol.26(2) : 7-28, 2023-12 
Journal Title
Yonsei Journal of Medical History(연세의사학)
ISSN
 1226-847X 
Issue Date
2023-12
Keywords
rural medicine ; rural hygiene ; Institute for Rural Health ; Lee Young Choon
Abstract
The origin of rural medicine in Korea can be traced back to Lee Young Choon. Rather than the term "rural medicine,” Lee used the term “rural hygiene.” It is thought that the reason he did so was to express his efforts to improve the general living conditions of peasants living in rural areas, an endeavor to which he was committed throughout his life. Thus, he could have preferred the term “rural hygiene” because it is more comprehensive than the term “rural medicine.” Although Lee devoted his life to practical work of improving the health and living conditions of the peasantry, he sought to base this work on a solid academic foundation. The primary academic field on which Lee relied was medicine. In fact, although he was a promising young laboratory researcher at the time, he left the lab and entered into the realities of rural life. Despite this, he remained committed to his lab-related work. He actively used the rigorous research methodology he had learned in the lab to achieve his practical goals of improving rural conditions and farmers’ health. From his earliest days at the Kumamoto farm, he dreamed of establishing an institute to improve rural conditions through medicine, and eventually, he realized this goal. He also established a journal to summarize the institute’s practical activities in a scholarly manner. This work attempts to define Lee’s academic efforts to improve rural sanitation as rural medicine. This study focuses on the academic activities of the Institute of Rural Hygiene, which was founded by Lee, and examines the aspects of rural medicine that Lee initiated and their significance.
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DOI
10.35276/yjmh.2023.26.2.7
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences (인문사회의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Yeo, In Sok(여인석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8503-0222
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/199869
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