Professor Shin Hee-joon of Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital elected the first Korean director of the World Disaster Emergency Medical Association
May 14, 2025
Shin Hee-joon (Professor of Emergency Medicine) at Soon Chun Hyang University Bucheon Hospital was recently elected as a director of the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The term of office is two years.
The board of directors of the World Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a key voting body of the society that leads the establishment and operation of strategies for the development of global disaster and emergency medicine, policy development, and planning international academic conferences. A total of 15 directors are elected from around the world, and Shin is the first Korean to serve on the board.
Professor Shin Hee-jun said, `We will inform the capabilities of Korean disaster medicine in realizing the mission of disaster risk mitigation and emergency medical development aimed at by the World Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine and prepare a bridgehead for international cooperation" he said.
In addition, Professor Shin will hold a session on the 'anti-terrorism medicine education workshop (tentative)' in collaboration with the European Council of Disaster Medicine (ECDM) and the European Society of Counter-Terrorism Medicine (CTM-E) at the 'WADEM European Chapter-Pre-congress Workshop' held in Paris in 2027.
As a director of the WADEM board and head of the SCH Disaster Medicine Center, Professor Shin plans to continue cooperation in various ways, including the signing of partnerships with the European Disaster and Medicine Commission and the European Anti-Terrorism Medical Association, long-term joint research, and the development and operation of educational programs from this year.
Professor Shin said, "It is a great honor to have the opportunity to cooperate with major European organizations in counterterrorism and disaster response fields. We will do our best to enhance the international status of Korean disaster medicine and to make the main center become the hub of the global network."," he said.
Meanwhile, the Center for Disaster Medicine at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital is taking the lead in research, education, and networking related to tactical counterterrorism, fire protection, and nuclear explosion response medicine, such as successfully holding the "2025 International Symposium on Disaster Medicine".
The board of directors of the World Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a key voting body of the society that leads the establishment and operation of strategies for the development of global disaster and emergency medicine, policy development, and planning international academic conferences. A total of 15 directors are elected from around the world, and Shin is the first Korean to serve on the board.
Professor Shin Hee-jun said, `We will inform the capabilities of Korean disaster medicine in realizing the mission of disaster risk mitigation and emergency medical development aimed at by the World Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine and prepare a bridgehead for international cooperation" he said.
In addition, Professor Shin will hold a session on the 'anti-terrorism medicine education workshop (tentative)' in collaboration with the European Council of Disaster Medicine (ECDM) and the European Society of Counter-Terrorism Medicine (CTM-E) at the 'WADEM European Chapter-Pre-congress Workshop' held in Paris in 2027.
As a director of the WADEM board and head of the SCH Disaster Medicine Center, Professor Shin plans to continue cooperation in various ways, including the signing of partnerships with the European Disaster and Medicine Commission and the European Anti-Terrorism Medical Association, long-term joint research, and the development and operation of educational programs from this year.
Professor Shin said, "It is a great honor to have the opportunity to cooperate with major European organizations in counterterrorism and disaster response fields. We will do our best to enhance the international status of Korean disaster medicine and to make the main center become the hub of the global network."," he said.
Meanwhile, the Center for Disaster Medicine at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital is taking the lead in research, education, and networking related to tactical counterterrorism, fire protection, and nuclear explosion response medicine, such as successfully holding the "2025 International Symposium on Disaster Medicine".
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
