1880年，李鴻章在天津“倫敦會醫院”基礎上建立了施醫養病院（又稱總督醫院）。
1881年，醫院内開辦“醫學館”培養醫療人才，從此開創中國近代西醫教育之先河。
1893年，李鴻章委派法國軍醫梅尼在原醫學館的基礎上籌建“北洋醫學堂”。
1894年，李鴻章拟《醫院創立學堂折》，奏請光緒帝恩準，建立中國近代第一所官辦西醫高等院校——北洋醫學堂。
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.
