Dugald Christie (missionary)
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Dugald Christie was born in Scotland in 1855 and graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh
. In 1882/83 he was sent to Mukden (now Shenyang
) in northeastern China as a medical missionary and opened the Shengjing Clinic. The clinic became a hospital and in 1911/12 Christie was responsible for the opening of the Mukden Medical College
. The hospital continued as the MMC's teaching hospital until MMC was absorbed by the China Medical University
in 1949 when it became one of that university's hospitals and was renamed the 2nd Affiliated Hospital. In 1969 the hospital was relocated to Chaoyang as part of the plan to bring medical care to rural areas but moved back to Shenyang in 1983.
In 2002 the hospital absorbed the 3rd Affiliated Hospital and in 2003, on its 120th anniversary, restored its name as Sheng Jing Hospital
.
Christie retired in the mid-1920's and died, in Edinburgh, in 1936.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. In 1882/83 he was sent to Mukden (now Shenyang
Shenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
) in northeastern China as a medical missionary and opened the Shengjing Clinic. The clinic became a hospital and in 1911/12 Christie was responsible for the opening of the Mukden Medical College
Mukden Medical College
Mukden Medical College was a medical school in Mukden , China, founded in 1892 as the Shenching Medical School....
. The hospital continued as the MMC's teaching hospital until MMC was absorbed by the China Medical University
China Medical University
There are two institutions called China Medical University.* China Medical University in Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China* China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China...
in 1949 when it became one of that university's hospitals and was renamed the 2nd Affiliated Hospital. In 1969 the hospital was relocated to Chaoyang as part of the plan to bring medical care to rural areas but moved back to Shenyang in 1983.
In 2002 the hospital absorbed the 3rd Affiliated Hospital and in 2003, on its 120th anniversary, restored its name as Sheng Jing Hospital
Sheng Jing Hospital
The Sheng Jing Hospital was originally founded by Dugald Christie , a Scottish missionary doctor in 1883. It was the base on which the Mukden Medical College was formed, also by Christie, in 1912...
.
Christie retired in the mid-1920's and died, in Edinburgh, in 1936.