[Strengthening process of the licensing system for physicians in the Republic of China]

The Provisional Regulation for Administration of Physician, issued by the Internal Affairs Department of the Northern Warlords Government on March 9, 1922; The Provisional Regulation of Physician, issued and carried out by Ministry of Health of Nanjing National Government on January 15, 1929; and The Provisional Regulation of Physician, issued and carried out by Executive Yuan of Nanjing National Government on August 8, 1940 marked preliminary formation of the licensing system for physicians. The Standards of Physician, issued and carried out by Nanjing National Government on September 22, 1943 marked formation of the licensing system for physicians in the Republic of China. In the later stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan, some legal documents, like Detailed Rules of the Standards of Physician etc. issued and carried out by Nanjing National Government were the additional remarks for the administration of the Standards of Physician. All of these showed that the licensing system for physicians was strengthened step by step.