REPUBLIC OF KOREA Total population in 1995: 45 314 000 Number of physicians per 100 000 population (1993): 127 Number of medical schools: 48 Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Title of degree awarded: Euihaksa (Bachelor in Medicine) Medical registration/licence to practise: Registration is obligatory with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government Complex 2, Kwachon, Kyung Ki Do Province. All graduates must take the government licensure examination to obtain the licence to practise medicine. Work in government service after graduation: Not obligatory Agreements with other countries: None COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SOONCHUNHYANG UNIVERSITY SAN 53-1 EUPNAE-RI SHINCHANG-MYUN ASAN-GUN CHOONGCHUN Year instruction started: 1978 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1 ARAI-DONG CHEJU-SHI CHEJU-DO Year instruction started: 1996 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DANKOOK UNIVERSITY 29 SAN ANSEO-DONG CHEONAN 330-714 CHOONGNAM-DO Tel.: +82 (417) 550 3900 Fax: +82 (417) 550 3905 Year instruction started: 1990 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHUNGBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 48 SAN GAESHIN-DONG HUNGDOK-GU CHEONGJU-SI 361-763 CHUNGBUK Tel.: +82 (431) 61 2830 Fax: +82 (431) 272 1603 E-mail: [email protected] Year instruction started: 1985 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2-20 SAN KEUMAM-DONG CHONJU 560-182 CHONBUK Tel.: +82 (652) 703 055/703 051 Fax: +82 (652) 703 053 Year instruction started: 1971 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HALLYM UNIVERSITY 1 OKCHON-DONG CHUNCHON 200-702 KANGWON-DO Tel.: +82 (361) 581 600 Fax: +82 (361) 563 426 Year instruction started: 1982 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KANG-WON UNIVERSITY 192-1 HYOJA-DONG CHUNCHON KANGWON-DO Year instruction started: 1995 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KON-KUK UNIVERSITY CHUNGJOO CAMPUS 322 DANWOL-DONG CHUNGJOO-SHI 380-701 CHUNGCHUNGBUK-DO Year instruction started: 1986 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INHA UNIVERSITY 253 YOUNG HYEON-DONG INCHON Year instruction started: 1985 COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE WONKWANG UNIVERSITY 344-2 SHINYONG-DONG IRI 570-749 CHONBUK Year instruction started: 1972 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WONKWANG UNIVERSITY 344-2 SHINYONG-DONG IRI 570-749 CHONBUK Fax: +82 (653) 506 752 Year instruction started: 1982 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE SAE-MYUNG UNIVERSITY 421-1 SHINWOL-DONG JECHON-SHI CHUNGCHUNGBUK-DO Year instruction started: 1991 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 5 HAK-DONG DONG-KU KWANGJU 501-190 CHONLANAM-DO Tel.: +82 (62) 220 4000 Fax: +82 (62) 227 9976 Year instruction started: 1944 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: No Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHOSUN UNIVERSITY 375 SEOSEOK-DONG KWANGJU 500 CHONLANAM-DO Year instruction started: 1967 DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE KYUNGJU COLLEGE DONGGUK UNIVERSITY 691 SEOKSANG-DONG KYOUNGJI-SHI KYUNGSANGPUK-DO Year instruction started: 1979 DONGGUK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE 1090-1 SUKJANG-DONG KYUNGJU-SI KYUNGBUK Tel.: +82 (562) 770 2397 Year instruction started: 1986 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 92 CHILAM-DONG CHINJU-SHI KYUNGNAM 660-280 Year instruction started: 1983 COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE KYUNGSAN UNIVERSITY 75 GEOMCHEON-DONG MOUTAIN KYUNGSAN 712-240 KYUNGBUK Tel.: +82 (53) 813 5555 Fax: +82 (53) 813 5554 Year instruction started: 1981 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE DONG-SHIN UNIVERSITY 252 DAEHO-DONG NAJU-SHI CHONLANAM-DO Year instruction started: 1991 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SEONAM UNIVERSITY KWANGCHI-DONG NAMWON CITY CHONBUK Year instruction started: 1995 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KONYANG UNIVERSITY 30 SAN NAEDONGRI NONSAN 320-800 CHUNGNAM Year instruction started: 1995 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DONG-A UNIVERSITY 1 TONGDAESIN-DONG 3-GA SEO-KU PUSAN 602-103 Tel.: +82 (51) 240 2903 Fax: +82 (51) 243 0116 Year instruction started: 1987 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE DONG-EUI UNIVERSITY SAN 45-1 YANGJEONG JIN-GU PUSAN Year instruction started: 1986 IN-JE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 633-165 KAEGUM-DONG PUSANJIN-KU PUSAN Year instruction started: 1979 KOSIN MEDICAL COLLEGE 34 AMNAM-DONG SEO-KU PUSAN Year instruction started: 1981 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 10 AMI-DONG 1 GA SEO-KU PUSAN 602-739 Tel.: +82 (51) 256 0273/240 7701/240 7702 Fax: +82 (51) 254 1930 Year instruction started: 1955 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE KYOUNG-WON UNIVERSITY 65 SAN BACKJEONG-DONG SUJEONG-GU SEONGNAM-SHI KYOUNGGI-DO Year instruction started: 1990 CATHOLIC MEDICAL COLLEGE 505 BANPO-DONG KANGNAM-KU SEOUL 135 Year instruction started: 1954 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHUNGANG UNIVERSITY 221 HEUKSUK-DONG DONGJAK-KU SEOUL 151-756 Year instruction started: 1971 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EWHA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY 11-1 DAEHYUN-DONG SOEDAEMOON-KU SEOUL Year instruction started: 1945 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HANYANG UNIVERSITY 17 HYANGDANG-DONG SEONGDONG-KU SEOUL Year instruction started: 1968 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KOREA UNIVERSITY 42ND STREET MYUNGYUN-DONG CHONGNO-KU SEOUL Year instruction started: 1938 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY HOIKI-DONG DONGDAEMOON-KU SEOUL Year instruction started: 1967 COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY HOIKI-DONG DONGDAEMOON-KU SEOUL 130-701 Tel.: +82 (2) 961 0321 Fax: +82 (2) 966 0535 Year instruction started: 1965 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 28 YONGON-DONG CHONGNO-KU SEOUL 110-799 Tel.: +82 (2) 740 8001 Fax: +82 (2) 742 5947 Year instruction started: 1899 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN 388-1 POONGNAP-DONG SONGPA-KU SEOUL 138-040 Tel.: +82 (2) 224 4209/224 4210/224 4211 Fax: +82 (2) 224 4220 Year instruction started: 1990 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE YONSEI UNIVERSITY 134 SHINCHON-DONG SEODAEMOON-KU PO BOX 8044 SEOUL Tel.: +82 (2) 361 5051 Fax: +82 (2) 312 5370 Year instruction started: 1896 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes AJOU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 5 WONCHON DONG PALDAL-KU SUWON 442-749 KYUNGGI Tel.: +82 (331) 219 5018 Fax: +82 (331) 219 5019 Year instruction started: 1988 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF TAEGU-HYOSUNG 3056-6 DAEMYUNG-4 DONG NAM-GU TAEGU 705-034 Tel.: +82 (53) 650 4455 Fax: +82 (53) 621 4106 E-mail: [email protected] Year instruction started: 1991 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY 194 DONGSAN-DONG TAEGU Year instruction started: 1979 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHUNGU DONGIN-DONG 2-KA TAEGU 700-422 Tel.: +82 (53) 423 0981 Fax: +82 (53) 421 6585 Year instruction started: 1923 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: Yes COLLEGE OF MEDICINE YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY 317-1 DAEMYUNG-DONG TAEGU Year instruction started: 1979 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 6 MUNHWA-1 DONG JUNG-KU TAEJEON 301-131 Tel.: +82 (42) 580 8100 Fax: +82 (42) 584 2846 Year instruction started: 1968 Language of instruction: Korean Duration of basic medical degree course, including practical training: 6 years Entrance examination: Yes Foreign students eligible: No ORIENTAL MEDICAL COLLEGE TAEJON UNIVERSITY 96-3 YONGWOONDONG DONG-KU TAEJEON