title: [Huang Kuan,the first doctor wno studied abroad in the United States and the United Kingdom].
abstract: Huang Kuan was the first doctor western medicine of who studied basic sciences at Monson Academy in US in 1 847. Two years later, he went over to Scotland, wheve, he had complete medical training and received his medical degree at Edinburgh University in UK. He made great contribution to spread western medicine from West to China. At that time he was known as one of the best surgeons in the east of the Cape of Good Hope. His achievement is unforgettable in medical history of China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun yat-sen University, Guangzhou. 510120, China.
authors.forename: Zesheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012606:Scotland; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities