Pyongyang Medical University

Pyongyang Medical University is considered the top medical school in North Korea.^[2]

Pyongyang Medical University^[1]

평양의학대학
Address	Yeonhwa-dong, Central District , Pyongyang , North Korea[2] 39.0104702254°N 125.743035551°E / 39.0104702254; 125.743035551

History

Following the separation of the Department of Medical Science at Kim Il-sung University in 1948, the Pyongyang Medical University was officially established by the North Korean government.^[2]

In 1962, Kim Bong-han, a professor at Pyongyang Medical University, reported his discovery of the anatomical structure of meridian-collaterals, which he named Bonghan corpuscles (BHCs) and Bonghan ducts (BHDs).^[3]