[Andres Bello and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile].

Andrés Bello, the first Rector of the University of Chile (1843) was a great supporter of the development of Medicine. In 1842 he said that the Faculty should pay special attention to diseases that were prevalent in Chile, and provide information to the Government concerning public hygiene and related matters. The Faculty of Medicine was one of the first 5 Faculties. It was integrated by academic members including 6 Europeans, T Armstrong, G Blest, N Cox, J Lafargue, L Sazie and 2 Chileans, L Ballester and F J Tocornal. The first Dean was the french surgeon and obstetrician Lorenzo Sazie.