1880年，李鴻章在天津“倫敦會醫(yī)院”基礎上建立了施醫(yī)養(yǎng)病院（又稱總督醫(yī)院）。
1881年，醫(yī)院內(nèi)開辦“醫(yī)學館”培養(yǎng)醫(yī)療人才，從此開創(chuàng)中國近代西醫(yī)教育之先河。
1893年，李鴻章委派法國軍醫(yī)梅尼在原醫(yī)學館的基礎上籌建“北洋醫(yī)學堂”。
1894年，李鴻章擬《醫(yī)院創(chuàng)立學堂折》，奏請光緒帝恩準，建立中國近代第一所官辦西醫(yī)高等院?！毖筢t(yī)學堂。
In 1880, Li Hongzhang founded a hospital (known as the Viceroy Hospital) based on the “London Missionary Society Hospital” in Tianjin.
In 1881, the “Medical College” was established within the Viceroy Hospital to cultivate medical professionals, and initiated the western medicine education in modern China.
In 1893, Li Hongzhang designated Maney—a French military medical officer to prepare and build “Beiyang Medical School” based on the “Medical College”.
In 1894, Li Hongzhang wrote “Memorandum on Establishing Medical School in Hospital” and pleaded Emperor Guangxu to build the first state-run college in western medicine in modern China—Beiyang Medical School.
