As mentioned above, Ogai was an army surgeon (a member of the inaugural class) who learned modern Western medicine at The University of Tokyo, then went to study for four years in medically advanced Germany, finally moving on to be General Office Director of Military Medicine (corresponding to Lieutenant General), and Medical Office Director.
上記のとおり鴎外は、東京大学で近代西洋医学を学んだ陸軍軍医（第一期生）であり、医学先進国ドイツに4年間留学し、最終的に軍医総監（中将相当）・医務局長にまで上りつめた。