略论近代上海西医的社会地位

On the Social Status of Doctors of Western Medicine in Modern Shanghai

在近代中国医生职业化发展过程中,上海作为西医人才最为集中的城市,具有独特的地位。西医医生作为自由职业群体,无论与一般劳动阶层,还是与中医相比,其文化素养都比较高,经济收入也较高,属于比较富庶的阶层;社会声望也高,是社会择业的热门行业。

In the development of doctor's professionalized process in modern China,Shanghai held a unique status for it was the city with the largest population of doctors of western medicine. As a kind of liberal profession group,compared with ordinary labor class or doctors of Chinese medicine,those doctors of western medicine had higher cultural accomplishment and income. They were rich and held high social reputation.