Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1052-1056.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220404-00427

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John Black Grant's textbook on public health and his contribution in Peking Union Medical College as a public health pioneer

Hu Guangyu, Wang Zongxin   

  1. Institute of Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100020, China
  • Received:2022-04-04 Online:2022-11-01 Published:2022-10-28
  • Contact: Hu Guangyu, Email: hugy@sph.pumc.edu.cn

Abstract: John Black Grant (1890–1962) was the founder of public health education in Peking Union Medical College and head of the Department of Hygiene and Public Health. He wrote the first textbook on public health for the college and contributed to the establishment and development of the Health Station of the First Inner Ward, Peiping and Ting Hsien Experimental Project of Rural Health Service. This article brings his accomplishments in Peking Union Medical College's public health education and practice in the early 1900's to the attention of the contemporary public.

Key words: Peking Union Medical College, Public health education for professionals, Public health administration, History, John Black Grant

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