Professor Hong Eun-kyung of Hallym University's Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital was inaugurated as chairman of the Korean Endocrine Society
Dec 31, 2024
Professor Eun-kyung Hong of the Department of Endocrinology at the Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital of Hallym University will be inaugurated as the chairman of the 35th Korean Endocrine Society on January 1, 2025. The term of office is two years until December 31, 2026.
Since its establishment in 1982, the Korean Endocrine Society has contributed to medical development and health promotion through research and academic activities on endocrine hormones and diseases for more than 40 years.
Currently, more than 1,600 members are registered, and the SCIE-level international academic journal 'Endocrine and Metabolism (EnM)' and the textbook 'Endocrine Metabolism' are published.
Hong Eun-kyung, the new chairman of the board, said "The incidence of endocrine metabolic diseases, which are referred to as various adult diseases including diabetes, dyslipidemia, and osteoporosis, continues to increase due to the wrong lifestyle of modern people.""We will contribute to the improvement of the health of the people through active research and academic activities of the Korean Endocrine Society, and make it a leading international society in the endocrine field in the future.""
Chairman Hong Eun-kyung served as the head of the Endocrine Diabetes Thyroid Center at Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, the head of the endocrine department, and the head of the internal medicine department, and is currently the vice president of the Korean Diabetes Association and the vice president of the Korean Academy of Internal Medicine. In addition, it was selected as the Top 100 Health Professional Biographic Center (IBC) in 2015, and won the multiple thesis award at Hanlim University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital and the Korean Society of Endocrinology 'Best Submission Awards'.
Since its establishment in 1982, the Korean Endocrine Society has contributed to medical development and health promotion through research and academic activities on endocrine hormones and diseases for more than 40 years.
Currently, more than 1,600 members are registered, and the SCIE-level international academic journal 'Endocrine and Metabolism (EnM)' and the textbook 'Endocrine Metabolism' are published.
Hong Eun-kyung, the new chairman of the board, said "The incidence of endocrine metabolic diseases, which are referred to as various adult diseases including diabetes, dyslipidemia, and osteoporosis, continues to increase due to the wrong lifestyle of modern people.""We will contribute to the improvement of the health of the people through active research and academic activities of the Korean Endocrine Society, and make it a leading international society in the endocrine field in the future.""
Chairman Hong Eun-kyung served as the head of the Endocrine Diabetes Thyroid Center at Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, the head of the endocrine department, and the head of the internal medicine department, and is currently the vice president of the Korean Diabetes Association and the vice president of the Korean Academy of Internal Medicine. In addition, it was selected as the Top 100 Health Professional Biographic Center (IBC) in 2015, and won the multiple thesis award at Hanlim University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital and the Korean Society of Endocrinology 'Best Submission Awards'.
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