Gyo-June Kim, the first graduate from Uihakgyo, who consoled the body and mind of afflicted Koreans through medicine and religion

Sang Ik Hwang

doi:10.5124/jkma.2018.61.12.706

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Hwang: Gyo-June Kim, the first graduate from Uihakgyo, who consoled the body and mind of afflicted Koreans through medicine and religion

Original Article

J Korean Med Assoc 2018; 61(12): 706-708.

Published online: December 17, 2018

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2018.61.12.706

Gyo-June Kim, the first graduate from Uihakgyo, who consoled the body and mind of afflicted Koreans through medicine and religion

Sang Ik Hwang, MD

Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding author: Sang Ik Hwang E-mail: hwangsi@snu.ac.kr

Received November 21, 2018 Accepted November 23, 2018

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Figure 1.

Dr. Gyo-June Kim (right) and Dr. Ik-Nam Kim (left). This photo was taken on July 30, 1909, when Gyo-June Kim was promoted to the senior army surgeon (Major). The two met as teacher and student at Uihakgyo, the first modern medical school and became lifelong partners.