Hallym University Medical Center (HUMC) named Dr. Hae-ran Lee, president of Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, as the center's new president on August 20, 2008.
Dr. Lee is the first female president of a university medical center in Korea except Ewha Womans University Medical Center. She will officially begin her two-year tenure of office on September 1, 2008.
After graduating from Yonsei University Medical College in 1978, the new president started her medical career at Hallym University Medical College in 1985.
"I am very honored to be at the helm of HUMC which keeps making the efforts for change and innovation. It is also exciting to see our society turning into a more mature one in which people are evaluated by capabilities themselves beyond a gender prejudice. I will continue my efforts to revitalize HUMC's management, focusing on harmony, " said Dr. Lee.
Dr. Lee will head the medical center that includes six hospitals : Hallym, Kangdong, Hangang, Kangnam, Chuncheon and Hallym Dental Hospital. About 8,700 employees including 700 faculty members are currently working for HUMC. "I think my foremost responsibility is to contribute to the advancement of the hospitals by producing competent persons armed with global competitiveness. So I will keep concentrating on fostering expert medical professionals," said the new president.
"Amid a keen competition among medical institutions in and out of Korea, the only way for our survival is to achieve specialization in each hospital of the medical center," she stressed.
Personal History in Brief
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: - Graduated from Yonsei University, Medical School (1978)
- Intern and Pediatrics resident at National Medical Center (1978-1983)
- Ph.D. at Chung-Ang University, Microbiology (1991)
- Post-doctoral fellow, Allergy, Immunology (1992-1993)
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. APPOINTMENTS - Instructor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University(1985-1989)
- Assistant professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University(1989-1992)
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University(1992-1997)
- Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University
(1997- present) - Director of planning, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical college, Hallym University(2002-2004)
- Vice President, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical college, Hallym University(2004-2005)
- President, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical college, Hallym University(2006-present)
- Senior Vice President, Hallym University Medical Center (2006-present)
REPRESENTITIVE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: - A committee member of Editing(1989-2000), International(1995-1997), Manager(1997-1999), Science(1999-2001) : Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease (KAPARD)
- A committee member of Education(1997-2000), Science(2005-present): Korean Academy of Asthma and Allergy Disease
- Secretary general, The Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology (1999-present)
RESEARCH FIELDS AND INTEREST - Epidemiology and the risk factors of allergic diseases
Allergic diseases prevalence has been increased remarkably for the last decades worldwide and epidemiologic data of different regions might explain the cause of the increase and show us the ways to conquer those diseases. I have involved as an active member of national epidemiologic survey in 1995 and 2000. - On –going studies on the risk factors of allergic diseases
1) Neonate and infants intestinal flora changes and development of the allergic diseases
2) Viral infections and asthma
3) Staphylococcus toxin and atopic dermatitis
4) Pollen and molds
5) Obesity and lung function
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By Ho-seob Ji, Int'l Operations Team, HUMC