Scottish physician Dugald Christie commenced practice in the city of Mukden (Shenyang) in Manchuria in 1883. In 1911, he founded the Mukden Medical College, the first Western medical school in Manchuria. Edinburghtrained physicians and surgeons largely staffed the college and in 1934 it became the first foreign university to have its medical degree recognised by the University of Edinburgh. It was merged into the China Medical University (Zhongguo yi ke da xue) in 1949. During its separate existence the Mukden Medical College brought modern medicine and medical education to northeastern China, and its legacy continues to influence both medical practice and medical education in China.
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