Heo Jeong-sik, a professor at Jeju Medical University, is the new president of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation…Chairman Han Hee-chul to serve consecutive terms

Jan 24, 2025

Han Hee-chul, chairman of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation, was reappointed and Professor Heo Jeong-sik of Jeju Medical University was elected as the new chairman.

(J)The board of directors of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation held its 36th board meeting on the 23rd and made the decision.

The 8th chairman and director will start their term on March 1, 2025 and lead the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation for three years.




In accordance with Article 15 of the articles of association of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation, the chairman was elected by the board of directors after being recommended by the chairman candidate recommendation committee, and the chairman recruited candidates through open recruitment of the 8th director and elected them to the board of directors in accordance with Article 16 of the articles of association.

Chairman Han Hee-chul, who has been reappointed, said "The board of directors and the board of directors of the council are in a difficult situation due to the increase in medical school capacity, but we will do our best to secure the quality of medical education."," he said.

The new president Huh Jung-sik said, `We will strengthen the evaluation and certification system to lead the quality of medical education in Korea internationally rather than maintaining the status quo so that each university can improve the excellence of education" he said.




Chairman Han Hee-chul graduated from Korea University Medical School and served as a professor of physiology, serving as vice president of school affairs and medical school director, and served as president of Korea University's medical school and president of the medical school. In addition, he has been active in medical and medical institutions, including the Publication Director and General Director of the Korean Society of Physiology, the Vice President of the Korean Pain Research Association, the Public Relations Director of the Korean Medical University and the Chairman of the 5th, 6th, and 7th Korean Medical School Association, and is currently serving as the Vice President of the Korean Academy of Medicine.

Director Huh Jung-sik graduated from Kyung Hee University School of Medicine and is a professor of urology at Jeju National University, and served as the president of Jeju National University's School of Medicine and the president of the School of Medicine. He served as the head of the urology department at Jeju National University Hospital, the head of the education and research department, the head of the Jeju Regional Cancer Center, the head of the cancer management project, and the head of the International Medical Center, and served as the chairman of the 6th and 7th certification standards committee at the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation.

Meanwhile, the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation is a place that certifies medical education evaluation for medical schools and medical graduate schools.




Heo Jeong-sik, a professor at Jeju Medical University, is the new president of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation…Chairman Han Hee-chul to serve consecutive terms
Chairman Han Hee-chul of the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (left) and new Director Heo Jung-sik





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.