Tong De Medical College (
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:同德医学院) (1918-1952), in
Shanghai
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, was one of the three medical schools merged to establish
Shanghai Second Medical College
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in 1952. The other two were Medical School of
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and Medical School of
St. John's University.
History
Tong De Medical College was established by the Chinese-German Medical Association, founded in 1916 by graduates of
Tongji German Medical College (
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:同济德文医学堂), the former name of
Tongji University
Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...
.
Tongji University
Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...
In 1917, Mr. Shen Yunfei (
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:沈云扉), a member of the association, became the director of Nantong Medical School. In 1918, Mr. Shen resigned from that position and came back to Shanghai. As 10 students followed him, Mr. Shen tried to help them finish their study. He pushed to open a medical school.
With the support of the association, a 10-people committee was established to prepare the school and raise money. They rented No.19 Markham Road (now Huai'an Road) as the school building, and were named Tong De Medical School. Mr. Jiang Fengzhi was elected as the master and Mr. Shen Yunfei was chosen as the director of educational administration. The school was opened on September 16, 1918. They recruited 36 students for the five-year program. There were 16 teachers, 12 of them were the alumni of Tongji German Medical College, most of them were volunteers. It was the start of Tong De Medical College.
See also
Archive Office, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
References
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Medical schools in China
Defunct universities and colleges in Shanghai