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The University of Medicine and Health Sciences (also known as UMHS) is a private, for-profit medical school located in Basseterre, Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. UMHS confers upon its graduates the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. The university also has a 5th semester campus in Portland, Maine [2] and an administrative office in New York, New ...
Uinyeo (Korean: 의녀; Hanja: 醫女; lit. "medicine women" [1]) were female physicians who specialized in the treatment of women during the Joseon period (1392 – 1910) of Korea. [2] The uinyeo were established as a solution to social taboos against women receiving treatment from male physicians.
Kyŏngguk taejŏn (Korean: 경국대전; Hanja: 經國大典), name translated as the State Code [1] or the National Code, [2] is a code of law that comprises all the laws, customs and decrees of the late Goryeo to early Joseon periods in Korea. Sorted according to the relevant ministries , it had been a basis for over 500 years of Joseon politics.
The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. The history of Joseon is largely divided into two parts: the early period and the late period; some divide it into three parts, including a middle period. The standard for dividing the early and the late periods is the Imjin War (1592–1598).
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The medicine from the West can be used with Korean medicine, which is more effective. [10] In Korea, this widespread practice occurs for a long time. [10] Currently, Korean Traditional Medicine is under challenges to undergo scientific examinations such as clinical trials to counter growing distrust. [11]
Only parts of the Seungjeongwon ilgi that document the later part of the Joseon period now survive. Earlier records were destroyed by fires during the Imjin War. [2] The surviving records cover 271 years, from the reign of King Injo in 1623 to that of King Gojong in 1894 (or 287 years if the Korean Empire period, which lasted until 1910, is included).
Seowon (Korean: 서원) were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a Confucian school. [1] In educational terms, the seowon were primarily occupied with preparing young men for the national civil service examinations.