He also introduced modern medicine in Korea by establishing the first western Royal Medical Clinic of Gwanghyewon in February 1885.
The shift is also giving a few drug makers the rare chance to introduce brand-name medicine into a market long dominated by low-cost generics.
He introduced modern medicine to the impoverished and disease-plagued citizenry, accepting patients of all religions and offering free medical care to indigents.
Jesuit missionaries introduced Western science and medicine to the royal court, the Chinese physicians ignored them.
As such, Portugal was pioneer in introducing western medicine in Japan.
Its scholars introduced astronomy and medicine to the West via Spain when it was under Moorish rule.
His greatest innovation was to introduce clinical medicine into the curriculum as a way to integrate medical theory and practice.
McGilvary is also credited with introducing Western medicine into Northern Siam.
His major achievements included, describing the lymphatic system, providing the most detailed elucidation of the musculo-skeletal system to date and introducing clinical medicine into the curriculum.
A. T. Still introduces osteopathic medicine in the United States.
