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A fact from Uinyeo appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 February 2009, and was viewed approximately 1,844 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that because of the strict sex segregation of the era based on Confucianism, Korea's Joseon Dynasty created a class of specialist female physicians known as Uinyeo?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/February.

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Difference from Nurse?

I just want to ask, is the uinyeo a Nurse or a Female Doctor? I've been bugged by this since my country's dubbing of Dae Jang-geum made all of the uinyeo as "nurses"... Hoping someone would answer, thanks. Heran et Sang'gres (talk) 09:11, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]