title: Medical leaders in Taiwan during Japanese colonization.
abstract: Japan established the medical system in Taiwan during its 50 years of occupation, which evolved into the present National Taiwan University Hospital system. This paper summarizes the biographies of 97 Japanese leaders in various medical disciplines during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. These leaders were among the elite of Japan, with superior intellectual, social and economic status, who helped to establish the important attributes of medical professionals in Taiwan, such as a good academic background, heritage, and research skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Japanese, Ming-Chuan University, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. mtwang@mail.mcu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Ming-Tung
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006666:History of Medicine; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007857:Leadership; D013624:Taiwan