THE SCHOOL OF BLEST AND SAZIE

The biographies and professional contributions of William Bleat, Loren zo Sazie, Jose Joaquin Aguirre, Manuel Barros Borgono and Gregorio Amu nategui are depicted Dr Blest, arrived to Chile from Great Britain in 1823, helped to dignify the medical profession in Chile, in high disre pute by that times and was the first director of the Medical School, f ounded in 1833. Dr Sazie, coming from France, was the first dean of th e Faculty of Medicine and remained in this position for almost 20 year s. He was succeeded by Dr Aguirre a highly skilled surgeon that had th ree objectives:;to bring up more and better physicians and to bring up professors for physicians. He was succeeded by Dr Borgono that became head of the University of Chile in 1902. Dr Amunategui, being the dea n of Medicine, also became head of the University in 1923. The works o f Dr Armando Larraguibel and Dr Amador Neghme, who completed the cycle of the old Faculty are also outlined.