User:Themedicalmarvel/Albin Garfield Anderson

Outline: Lead Section, Background, Medical Missionary Work, Legacy (described what I plan to do with those sections, and listed information that I can use in my final drafts), didn't add sources yet but I will make sure to do in text citations after I form complete sentences.

Lead Section
Albin Garfield Anderson (born on April 13 1882) was an American Medical Missionary who served as a physician in Korea for 30 years and in Southern Rhodesia for 5 years. He founded the Swedish Methodist Hospital in 1913 in Wonju, Korea which is now the emergency room of Wonju Severance Christian Hospital. Anderson began his missionary work at age 29 in 1911 serving with the United Methodist Church. During his time in Korea he served as physician, professor, and interim pastor to the people of Wonju and Pyongyang. After Korea was facing pressure from the Japanese empire, Anderson moved his services to Southern Rhodesia where he served as a physician at a community healthcare center and leprosy hospital. Anderson dedicated his life to serving these two communities and made significant contributions in his 36 years of service which paved the way for other missionaries.

Early Life
(describe his father and mother and talk about his influences)
 * born to Reverend Alfred Anderson, a Swedish Methodist Pastor, and Augusta Johannesdotter Anderson
 * born the third out of 8 children in Andover, Illinois
 * involved in ministry and voluntary work early on his life, influenced from his father
 * married Harriet Florence Peterson on November 16, 1910

Education
(list his detailed education and his involvements that connect with his missionary work)
 * attended Lake View High School in Chicago
 * attended Northwestern University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts degree in 1904
 * was involved in religious activities including Sunday School teacher, VP of Junior Epworth League in Chicago, deacon at his church
 * developed a calling for missionary work abroad during his undergraduate years
 * Anderson entered the School of Medicine at Northwestern University and graduated in 1908
 * involved with the YMCA of the medical school

Medical Missionary Work
After graduating from the School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Anderson interned at a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was later trained at Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

Call to Serve
(show his motivation for wanting to serve and connect it with his actual service)
 * grew up with a religious family and was heavily influenced by his father
 * learned about the concept of medical missionaries from his peers and was intrigued
 * realized it was his duty and destiny to carry out medical missionary endeavors abroad
 * submitted a missionary application to the International missions department United Methodist Church in 1909

Journey
(describe his task)
 * Albin Garfield Anderson and his wife left for Korea on December 5, 1910 and arrived on January 4, 1911
 * tasked to establish a missions department in Wonju and building a hospital

Service
(talk about his many accomplishments and how he ran the hospitals that he was either director of, or created. Connect this with other medical missionaries that helped him or built upon his work. Show the impact of him)

Initial Service and Teaching Experience

 * appointed a medical missionary at the 5th Association of the Methodist Conference in Sangdong Church, Seoul for the Wonju area
 * studied Korean and was a faculty member at the Severance Union Medical College
 * appointed director from 1931 to 1937

Swedish Methodist Hospital

 * led and organized the construction of the Swedish Methodist Hospital
 * Most funds for construction were from the American Northern Methodist Church Members of Swedish Origin, started in spring of 1913 and was completed by November
 * named "Swedish Methodist Hospital" to honor immigrant Swedish Methodist practicers in the US
 * hospital initially run by small monetary donations and material support from of its donors, and aid from the missionary group but eventually regular donations came in allowing the expansion of free medical services and financial independence
 * medical staff consisted of 5 westerners and 5 doctors who graduated from Severance Union Medical College
 * Anderson continued to treat patients until 1920, where he moved to Pyongyang to work at the Hall Memorial Union Hospital
 * Hospital closed shortly in 1922 after Anderson's leave but was continued by other's work including Dr. Samuel Easton Mcmanis

Pyeongyang Union Christian Hospital

 * created from the merger of Women's Dispensary of Extended Grace and Hall Memorial Union Hospital (where Anderson was working at) in 1923
 * Anderson continued to see patients and worked as a physician and specialized in radiology
 * served as director from 1933 to 1939

(Briefly mention his work in Southern Rhodesia and his decline in health due to his medical missionary work)

Work in Southern Rhodesia

 * Anderson was brought home from the Methodist Church because of the pressures surrounding Korea from WWII
 * served as the head of a new mission and clinical services in Nayadiri, Southern Rhodesia, Africa for five years
 * Anderson's health conditions declined because of the local climate and local civil war conditions and returned to Chicago

Return

 * Anderson returned to the US on March 3, 1946 and worked at the Bethany Methodist Hospital until his retirement in 1960

Legacy
(Mention Anderson's legacy and how his hospital contributed to a building today in Korea that is a University campus. Connect his work with other medical missionaries and how they continued his work. Mention that he recorded several operations, and that they are listed in one of the sources.)
 * Anderson's construction of the Swedish Methodist Hospital paved the way for future physicians including Dr. Sa Young Ahn and Dr. Samuel Easton Mcmanis who continued to work at the hospital after Anderson was relocated to Pyeongyang
 * Swedish Methodist Hospital was later reconstructed by Florence J Murray into a larger facility known as the Wonju Christian Hospital which opened in November of 1959
 * the Wonju Christian Hospital merged with Yonsei University and today is now known as Yonsei University Wonju Campus
 * Anderson dedicated his life to treating and helping others and did so all the way until his death on March 4, 1971
 * Anderson recorded several operations he performed, and although not published they are recorded.

Annotated Bibliography
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479130/ (main biography about Albin Garfield Anderson)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32871551/albin-garfield-anderson (showed what Albin Garfield Anderson did after his missionary work)

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Missionary_Society/-d5CAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=albin+garfield+anderson+missionary&pg=PA669&printsec=frontcover (Anderson was part of the Swedish missionary board)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7255998/ (worked with Anderson and shows Anderson's legacy because Samuel Easton Mcmanis continued to work after Anderson at the Swedish Methodist Hospital)

http://catalog.gcah.org/publicdata/files/4642/anderson-dr-albin-garfield-and-mrs-anderson-hattie-florence-peterson.pdf (lots of primary documents from Albin Garfield Anderson which show his accomplishments and specific case studies)

https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/americanperiodicals/docview/127505905/65C2E0B734F84094PQ/1?accountid=14707 (talks about Anderson's journey and his background information)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6938773/ (Florence J Murray article shows how Anderson's work was further worked upon with the rebuilding of the Swedish Methodist Hospital into a larger facility)