K quarantine know-how, spread around the world...Lee Jong-wook's Fellowship Infectious Disease Specialist Course at Korea University of Medicine
Jul 17, 2025
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Korea University Medical School was finally selected as a consignment operating institution for the '2025-2027 Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Program Infectious Disease Expert Course' organized by the Korea International Health and Medical Foundation (KOFIH). The project is organized by Korea University's industry-academic cooperation group, and the GC Green Cross Medical Foundation will work together as a participating organization to strengthen field-oriented programs such as education, hospital practice, and diagnostic test education.
The Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Program Infectious Disease Expert Course focuses on systematically transmitting 'K-Infectious Disease Response Model' to experts belonging to health departments and public health institutions in developing countries based on Korea University Medical School's ability to respond to infectious diseases. The training consists of three tracks: △ mechanics △ clinical diagnosis and treatment △ disease diagnosis and research, and 102 experts from developing countries will receive training in Korea for three years.
Each track is designed based on the academic assets, clinical experience, and research capabilities of Korea University Medical School, organically linking theoretical education and practical training. In the field of epidemiology, Professor Chun Byung-chul of Korea University Medical School's preventive medicine class, and Yoon Young-kyung of Korea University Anam Hospital's infectious medicine department will oversee clinical diagnosis and treatment, and Kim Yoon-seop, a special professor of Korea University Medical School, will lead the systematic implementation.
Trainees will learn Korea's advanced medical technologies and public health systems directly through various field-experience education such as △ Vaccine Innovation Center Expert Training △ Customized Data Science Course △ Basic and Clinical Medicine Seminar △ Local Health and Medical Institutions Tour △ Cultural Exchange Program.
In addition, the 'Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Project Group' will be formed to operate specialized infectious disease education and master's degree programs together, and a sustainable education system will be established so that trainees can form a virtuous cycle of research, treatment, and education after returning home.
Cho Jung-beom, president of Korea University Medical School, said, "We will continue the spirit of educational rescue, which is the founding ideology of Korea University, and the global health philosophy of the late WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook to cultivate international health leaders with capacity to respond to infectious diseases."This training course will be an important milestone in sharing the infectious disease research and education infrastructure accumulated by Korea University Medical School in a sustainable way to developing countries."
Meanwhile, Korea University Medical School plans to establish an integrated global education system by linking this expert course with the Lee Jong-wook Fellowship degree course, which has been in operation since 2024, and establish itself as a hub for fostering international talents who lead the response to infectious diseases.
Reporter Jang Jong-ho, bellho@sportschosun.com '
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
