The school of Blest and Sazie La Escuela de Blest y Sazie.

Abstract

The biographies and professional contributions of William Blest, Lorenzo Sazie, José Joaquín Aguirre, Manuel Barros Borgoño and Gregorio Amunátegui are depicted. Dr Blest, arrived to Chile from Great Britain in 1823, helped to dignify the medical profession in Chile, in high disrepute by that times and was the first director of the Medical School, founded in 1833. Dr Sazié, coming from France, was the first dean of the Faculty of Medicine and remained in this position for almost 20 years. He was succeeded by Dr Aguirre a highly skilled surgeon that had three objectives: to bring up more and better physicians and to bring up professors for physicians. He was succeeded by Dr. Borgoño that became head of the University of Chile in 1902. Dr Amunátegui, being the dean of Medicine, also became head of the University in 1923. The works of Dr Armando Larraguibel and Dr Amador Neghme, who completed the cycle of the old Faculty are also outlined.