The Study Of Western Medicine Group In Modern Tianjin

Modern western medicine of Tianjin first appeared in the late Qing Dynasty.With the development of western medicine education,the government-established medical school gradually increased,which cultivated the first generation of western medicine doctors for Tianjin.In the period of Republic of China,the western medical education of Tianjin developed rapidly,all kinds of medical schools have been established and the quantity of medical graduates has grown rapidly.Addisionally,because of the special city status of Tianjin has attracted many foreign doctors.During this period,Tianjin's western medicine group gradually formed.As professionals,they have advanced professional knowledge,high social reputation and they are a part of social middle class.Compared with the traditional Chinese medicine,the number of western medicine group in Tianjin was the minority and there was still a large gap between them,but as a new professional group,the western medicine group developed fast in a short time.With the advanced medical knowledge and technology,they gradually changed the people's perceptions of western medicine.The members of the western medicine group are complex and mainly based on local western medicine doctors,including western medicine doctors studied abroad,foreign doctors and few women doctors.Due to the special historical and social reasons,the development of western medicine group presented a mixed situation,so the government began to strengthen the management of western medicine group and promulgated many laws to make specification of western medicine lisence and professional ethics.As professionals,the practice of western medicine group was diverse,mostly in public or private hospitals,personal clinics,fewly served as part-time school doctor,corporate doctor,etc.To maintain their own interests and expand the social impact of western medicine,the western medicine group established professional organizations to promote the professional development of western medicine.Due to the particularity of western medicine group,they use their professional knowledge and medical technology to actively participate in social affairs and promote the development of modern medical treatment,public health and other fields.It has brought profound influence to modern Tianjin society.