Pyongyang Medical University

Short description: Medical University in North Korea

Pyongyang Medical University

평양의학대학

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Yeonhwa-dong, Central District

Pyongyang

North Korea[1]

[ ⚑ ] : 39°00′38″N 125°44′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.0104702254°N 125.743035551°E﻿ / 39.0104702254; 125.743035551

Pyongyang Medical University  is the top medical school in North Korea.[1]

## History

After the Department of Medical Science at Kim Il-sung University was split up in 1948, the Pyongyang Medical University was officially established by the North Korean government.[1]

In 1962, Kim Bong-han, a professor of Pyongyang Medical University, reported that he had found the anatomical structure of meridian-collaterals, which he named Bonghan corpuscles (BHCs) and Bonghan ducts (BHDs).[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pyongyang Medical University". Nuclear Threat Initiative. http://www.nti.org/facilities/551/. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. ↑ Liu, Jun-Ling; Jing, Xiang-Hong; Shi, Hong; Chen, Shu-Ping; He, Wei; Bai, Wan-Zhu; Zhu, Bing (1 January 2013). "Historical Review about Research on "Bonghan System" in China". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013: 636081. doi:10.1155/2013/636081. PMID 23861708.

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Universities in North Korea

* Hamhŭng University of Chemical Industry
* Huichon University of Telecommunications
* Kim Chaek University of Technology
* Kim Il-sung University
* Koryo Songgyungwan University
* Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
* Pyongyang University of Music and Dance
* Pyongyang Medical University
* Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
* Rajin University of Marine Transport
* Wonsan Agricultural University

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* Culture of North Korea

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