China Medical Board

China Medical Board

The China Medical Board of New York is a nonprofit organization that promotes health education and research in the medical universities of China.

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History

The board was founded in 1914 as the China Medical Commission of the Rockefeller Foundation and became independent in 1928. It mainly funded the development of the Peking Union Medical College until 1951. In 1980, it resumed its activities in China.

Bibliography

  • Laurie Norris, The China Medical Board: 50 years of programs, partnerships, and progress, 1950-2000
  • Mary E. Ferguson, China Medical Board and Peking Union Medical College: A chronicle of fruitful collaboration 1914-1951
  • China Medical Commission of the Rockefeller Foundation, Medicine in China, 1914. full text

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