Korean oriental medicine education overview / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Pusan National University formally established the Korean Medical Collegein March, 2008. Those who have completed four years of college master education have the quailification to take the Korean Oriental medicine examination. This represented vital innovation and globalization in the field of Korean medicine. In Korea, Korean medicine was constantly regarded as an independent subject, and unified its name to Korean medicine since May 10, 1986. Kyung Hee Medicine University was the first Korean medical university in Korea. Currently, eleven private universities had Korean medical colleges. As the increase of Korean Medical colleges, in order to ensure the quality of teaching, Korean Education Human Resources Department and the Ministry of Health and Welfare madethe strict regulations for enrollment. Korea has promoted the development of Korean medicine education from different fields, such as education, law, insurance and so on.