Professor Na-young Kim of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital elected the first president of the Korean Society of Gender Equality and Medical Sciences
Jan 25, 2025
Bundang Seoul National University Hospital announced that Professor Kim Na-young of the Department of Gastroenterology (head of the Sungcha Medical Research Institute, professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University) was elected as the first chairman at the inaugural general meeting of the Korean Society of Sex- and Gender-Specific Biomedical Science held on the 23rd. The term of office is for three years.
On this day, the Korean Society of Gender Equality and Family was officially established after agenda items such as △Congratulatory speech (Wang Kyu-chang, head of the Korean Medical Center) △ Introduction of 95 people from origin △ Report on progress of the preparatory committee for the establishment of the society △ Adoption of the bylaws △ Election of the chairman and auditors △ Introduction of new chairman and executives △ Introduction of the Korea Center for Gender Innovation in Science and Technology (GISTeR, director Lee Hye-sook) and the Korean Society of Gender Equality and Family. First Chairman Kim Na-young, Vice Chairman Park Sun-mi (.
The Korean Gender Gap Medical Association was established to expand the discussion to Gender-Specific Biomedical Science beyond Sex/Gender Specific Medicine, which in-depth studies on the effects of biological sex and social sex on disease occurrence, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis and its mechanisms, and to promote development and research cooperation in the field of study.
The foundation of the conference is the first academic organization to lead systematic research and cooperation in the field in Korea without any academic societies related to gender differences in Asia, and it is important for Korea to lead as a leading country in gender difference science in the future. In the West, where the science of gender difference has been established more than a decade ago, academic societies such as the United States and Canada-centered 'Organization for the Study of Sex Differences' and Europe-centered 'International Society for Gender Medicine' are active.
Chairman Kim Na-young established the society with the help of founding members who are scholars in each field to further study the biological and medical differences between men and women according to gender and to provide a central point for interdisciplinary research cooperation and development of policies and guidelines""The society will play a number of roles by leading medical research in a direction that is beneficial to both men and women, and taking advantage of the advantages of the multidisciplinary system."" Lee Hye-sook, director of the Korea Center for Gender Innovation in Science and Technology, said "The Korean Gender Gap Medical Association will play a difficult role for the Gender Innovation Center and establish itself as a global leader in this field."
Meanwhile, Chairman Kim Na-young has been preparing to establish a society for full-fledged academic development by establishing the first gender difference medical research institute in Korea in 2023, taking office as the first director, and holding the International Gender difference Medicine Symposium last year.
In addition to the English edition of 『Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Gastroenterological Diseases" that deals with gender difference medicine in gastrointestinal diseases, which are his specialties, 'Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Gastroenterological Diseases" as well as leading authors of the cooperation of 35 domestic medical scientists, 'Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Clinical Diseases" and also won the Samsung Life Foundation's Women's Leading Prize in 2024 for leading the unbiased medical development.
On this day, the Korean Society of Gender Equality and Family was officially established after agenda items such as △Congratulatory speech (Wang Kyu-chang, head of the Korean Medical Center) △ Introduction of 95 people from origin △ Report on progress of the preparatory committee for the establishment of the society △ Adoption of the bylaws △ Election of the chairman and auditors △ Introduction of new chairman and executives △ Introduction of the Korea Center for Gender Innovation in Science and Technology (GISTeR, director Lee Hye-sook) and the Korean Society of Gender Equality and Family. First Chairman Kim Na-young, Vice Chairman Park Sun-mi (.
The Korean Gender Gap Medical Association was established to expand the discussion to Gender-Specific Biomedical Science beyond Sex/Gender Specific Medicine, which in-depth studies on the effects of biological sex and social sex on disease occurrence, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis and its mechanisms, and to promote development and research cooperation in the field of study.
The foundation of the conference is the first academic organization to lead systematic research and cooperation in the field in Korea without any academic societies related to gender differences in Asia, and it is important for Korea to lead as a leading country in gender difference science in the future. In the West, where the science of gender difference has been established more than a decade ago, academic societies such as the United States and Canada-centered 'Organization for the Study of Sex Differences' and Europe-centered 'International Society for Gender Medicine' are active.
Chairman Kim Na-young established the society with the help of founding members who are scholars in each field to further study the biological and medical differences between men and women according to gender and to provide a central point for interdisciplinary research cooperation and development of policies and guidelines""The society will play a number of roles by leading medical research in a direction that is beneficial to both men and women, and taking advantage of the advantages of the multidisciplinary system."" Lee Hye-sook, director of the Korea Center for Gender Innovation in Science and Technology, said "The Korean Gender Gap Medical Association will play a difficult role for the Gender Innovation Center and establish itself as a global leader in this field."
Meanwhile, Chairman Kim Na-young has been preparing to establish a society for full-fledged academic development by establishing the first gender difference medical research institute in Korea in 2023, taking office as the first director, and holding the International Gender difference Medicine Symposium last year.
In addition to the English edition of 『Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Gastroenterological Diseases" that deals with gender difference medicine in gastrointestinal diseases, which are his specialties, 'Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Gastroenterological Diseases" as well as leading authors of the cooperation of 35 domestic medical scientists, 'Sex/Gender Specific Medicine in the Clinical Diseases" and also won the Samsung Life Foundation's Women's Leading Prize in 2024 for leading the unbiased medical development.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
