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Jeju National University’s School of Medicine has educated leading medical experts since it was first opened as the College of Medicine in 1998. The college was renamed to the Professional Graduate School of Medicine in 2008, and then again the current School of Medicine in 2019 to reflect the domestic and international educational environment as requested by students, faculty, and staff.

As the newest medical school approved in South Korea, the JNU School of Medicine has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and entered a developing era. The school is located on Jeju Island, the nation’s largest island that has some of its most beautiful nature. The university’s facilities consist of the School of Medicine I and II, the first built inside the university’s campus, which has the pleasant environment, and the latter near the JNU Hospital, which is dubbed the hospital in the forest. The School of Medicine II has separate lecture rooms for each year of courses, along with the Clinical Skills Training Center, the Team-Based Learning Room, the Computer and Data Room, and the Men’s and Women’s Lounges. The university campus runs dormitory facilities for students from outside Jeju Island so they can stay focused on their schoolwork. There is also Sodeokheon near the JNU Hospital, which is a dormitory used only by the third- and fourth-year students of the School of Medicine who require clinical training. As the Korean Health Personal License Examination prioritizes performance test results, the school remodeled its Clinical Skills Training Center in 2019 to help students enhance their performance capacity and practice their skills in a facility that is similar to the national testing site. Students with financial issues are also entitled to receive various scholarships. Only 40 students a year are admitted to the course, which offers them the highest quality of education taught by passionate professors and staff members.

The School of Medicine has the vision of elevating the standards of medical education to lay the cornerstone for improving the healthcare conditions of the local community through supplying proficient healthcare professionals. Under this vision, the school has worked to educate medical experts with the greatest understanding of how to conduct research and to treat patients while fostering them to be good people, who can lead the local, national, and global healthcare industries.

The School of Medicine is evaluated by the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation. In 2015, the school won the highest rating medical education institution can receive.

To educate competent medical doctors and scientists from different backgrounds, the school offers not only regular lectures but also other forms of education, such as problem-based learning, team-based learning, case-based learning, and role play learning. Additionally, the school has strengthened its medical ethics course to help improve communication between doctors and patients. To this end, professors are also educated on the most up-to-date pedagogies. Throughout the historical changes in the school system, the faculty experienced more curricula and courses than any other medical school in the nation and have worked to enhance the school’s educational system.

By attending the School of Medicine, students can nurture their medical skills to properly treat patients, grow as individuals to provide the best care possible to their patients and family members, and become leaders who advance the local and national medical science industries.

Kim, Moon-Doo Professor

Major
Bipolar Disorder, Depressive disorder, Psychopharmacology
office B421, The second building of Jeju National University School of Medicine
Contact064-717-8180/+82-64-717-8180
E-mail
Homepage blog.naver.com/mdkim0721

Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	MD, PhD Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
Major career	UCLA Neuropsychiatric institute, Visiting Scholar Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Director, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Mental Health Center Associate editors of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience Editorial board member of Mood and Emotion Director, Educational Affairs, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology Director, Academic Affairs, Korean Society For Depressive and Bipolar Disoders
main paper	Kim MD, Yang HJ, Kang NR, Park JH, Jung YE. Association between subclinical hypothyroidism and metabolic syndrome among individuals with depression. J Affect Disord. 2020;264:494-497. Woo YS, Yoon BH, Song JH, Seo JS, Nam B, Lee K, Lee J, Jung YE, Kim MD, Lee JG, Wang SM, Kwon YJ, Bahk WM. Clinical correlates associated with the long-term response of bipolar disorder patients to lithium, valproate or lamotrigine: A etrospective study. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227217. Wang HR, Bahk WM, Yoon BH, Kim MD, Jung YE, Min KJ, Hong J, Woo YS. The Influence of Current Mood States on Screening Accuracy of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2020;18(1):25-31. Jung YE, Kim MD. Lifetime suicidal attempts and current suicidal risk in aging survivors of the Jeju April 3 incident. J Affect Disord. 2018;225:1-3. Jung YE, Kim MD, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Nam B, Seo JS, Jang SH, Sung HM, Shim IH, Yoon BH, Kim JS, Kwon YJ. Validation of the Korean Version of the Depression in Old Age Scale and Comparison with Other Depression Screening Questionnaires Used in Elderly Patients in Medical Settings. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2019;17(3):369-376. Jung YE, Kim MD, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Lee J, Jang SH, Won S, Min KJ, Chung S, Kwon YJ, Jon DI, Lee K, Yoon BH. Clinical assessment of bipolar depression: validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS). BMC Psychiatry. 2016;16:239. Jeong JH, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Lee KU, Kim do H, Kim MD, Kim W, Yang JC, Lee KH. Efficacy and safety of generic escitalopram (Lexacure(®)) in patients with major depressive disorder: a 6-week multicenter, randomized, rater-blinded, escitalopram-comparative, non-inferiority study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Oct 9;11:2557-64. Kim B, Ahn JH, Cha B, Chung YC, Ha TH, Hong Jeong S, Jung HY, Ju G, Kim EY, Kim JM, Kim MD, Kim MH, Kim SI, Lee KU, Lee SH, Lee SJ, Lee YJ, Moon E, Ahn YM. Characteristics of methods of suicide attempts in Korea: Korea National Suicide Survey (KNSS). J Affect Disord. 2015 Dec 1;188:218-25. Lee KU, Lee JH, Lee DY, Youn JC, Kim JL, Moon SW, Kim BJ, Ryu SH, Kim MD, Lee CU, Lee NJ, Chang SM, Kim YH, Kim do H, Lee HK, Woo JI, Kim KW, Jhoo JH. The Effect of Choline Acetyltransferase Genotype on Donepezil Treatment Response in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015 Aug 31;13(2):168-73. Song HR, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Jeong JH, Kwon YJ, Seo JS, Kim W, Kim MD, Shin YC, Lee SY, Min KJ. Efficacy and Tolerability of Generic Mirtazapine (Mirtax) for Major Depressive Disorder: Multicenter, Open-label, Uncontrolled, Prospective Study. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015 Aug 31;13(2):144-9. Woo YS, Bahk WM, Hong J, Yoon BH, Hwang TY, Kim MD, Jon DI. Use of a smartphone application to screen for bipolar spectrum disorder in a community sample. Health Informatics J. 2015 Jul 17. pii: 1460458215589601. Jeong JH, Lee JG, Kim MD, Sohn I, Shim SH, Wang HR, Woo YS, Jon DI, Seo JS, Shin YC, Min KJ, Yoon BH, Bahk WM. Korean Medication Algorithm for Bipolar Disorder 2014: comparisons with other treatment guidelines. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Jun 26;11:1561-71. Hong SC, Jung YE, Kim MD, Lee CI, Hyun MY, Bahk WM, Yoon BH, Lee KH. Prevalence of distorted body image in young Koreans and its association with age, sex, body weight status, and disordered eating behaviors. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Apr 9;11:1043-9. Kim MD, Seo HJ, Yun HJ, Jung YE, Park JH, Lee CI, Moon JH, Hong SC, Yoon BH, Bahk WM. The Relationship between Cognitive Decline and Psychopathology in Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015 Apr 30;13(1):103-8. Kwak YS, Jung YE, Kim MD. Prevalence and correlates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in Korean college students. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Mar 23;11:797-802. Woo YS, Lee JG, Jeong JH, Kim MD, Sohn I, Shim SH, Jon DI, Seo JS, Shin YC, Min KJ, Yoon BH, Bahk WM. Korean Medication Algorithm Project for Bipolar Disorder: third revision. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Feb 26;11:493-506. Park CM, Seo HJ, Jung YE, Kim MD, Hong SC, Bahk WM, Yoon BH, Hur MH, Song JM. Factors associated with antenatal depression in pregnant Korean females: the effect of bipolarity on depressive symptoms. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 Jun 9;10:1017-23. Hyun MY, Jung YE, Kim MD, Kwak YS, Hong SC, Bahk WM, Yoon BH, Yoon HW, Yoo B. Factors associated with body image distortion in Korean adolescents. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 May 13;10:797-802.

Joon Hyuk Park Professor

Major
Dementia, Late Life Depression
office B319, The second building of Jeju National University School of Medicine
Contact064-754-8157/+82-64-754-8157
E-mail empath0125@gmail.com
Homepage https://jeju.nid.or.kr/center/etc/view.aspx?sec=002001001

Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	1995 Doctor of Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 1999 Master of Medical Science, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Thesis: The epidemiologic study of mental retardation in a Korean rural area) 2013 Ph.D. in Medical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Major career	1996-2000 Residency, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea 2004-2006 Clinical Fellow, Dementia Special Clinic and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 2006-2007 Director of psychiatric departement, St. Andrew Psychiatric Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 2008-2009 Research Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 2014-2015 Visiting professor, Vanderbilt Cognitive Medicine Center, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA 2009-present Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University, College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea 2000-Present Member, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2004-Present Member, Korean Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2004-Present Member, Korean College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology 2010-Present Editorial Board, Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry 2012-Present Editorial Board, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2015-Present Director, Jeju Dementia Center 2016-Present Secretary of Education, Korean College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology
main paper	1. Lee JJ, Lee EY, Lee SB, Park JH, Kim TH, Jeong HG, Kim JH, Han JW, Kim KW. Impact of White Matter Lesions on Depression in the Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Psychiatry Investig. 2015Oct;12(4):516-22. 2. Park JH, Lee SB, Lee JJ, Yoon JC, Han JW, Kim TH, Jeong HG, Newhouse PA, Taylor WD, Kim JH, Woo JI, Kim KW. Epidemiology of MRI-defined vascular depression: A longitudinal, community-based study in Korean elders. J Affect Disord. 2015 Jul 15;180:200-6. 3. Park JH. Epidemiological study on prevalence of subtypes and risk factors of late life depression in community. A thesis of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2013 Feb, Seoul National University,College of Medicine. 4. Park JH, Kim KW, Kim MH, Kim MD. A nationwide survey on the prevalence and risk factors of late life depression in South Korea .J Affect Disord. 2012 Apr;138(1-2):34-40 5. Han JW, Kim TH, Lee SB, Park JH. Predictive validity and diagnostic stability of mild cognitive impairment subtypes. Alzheimers Dement. 2012 Nov;8(6):553-9. 6. Kang NR, Kim MD, Lee CI, Kwak YS, Choi KM, Im HJ, Park JH†. The influence of subcortical ischemic lesions on cognitive function and quality of life in late life depression. J Affect Disord 2012 Feb;136(3):485-90. 7. Kim KW, Park JH, Kim MH, Kim MD, Kim BJ, Kim SK, Kim JL, Moon SW, Bae JN, Woo JI, Ryu SH, Yoon JC, Lee NJ, Lee DY, Lee DW, Lee SB, Lee JJ, Lee JY, Lee CU, Chang SM, Jhoo JH, Cho MJ. A nationwide survey on the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in South Korea. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011;23(2):281-91. 8. Park JH, Kim KW, Subsyndromal Depression. Korean J Biol Psychiatry 2011;18:210-216 9. Park JH, Kim KW, A review of the epidemiology of depression in Korea, JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2011 April;54(4):326-369 10. Park JH, Lee JJ, Lee SB, Huh Y, Choi EA, Youn JC, Jhoo JH, Kim JS, Woo JI, Kim KW. Prevalence of major depressive disorder and minor depressive disorder in an elderly Korean population: results from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA). J Affect Disord. 2010 Sep;125(1-3):234-40

Jung, Young-Eun Professor

Major
Mood disorder, Anxiety disorder, Stress related disorder
office B418, The second building of Jeju National University School of Medicine
Contact064-754-8150/82-64-754-8150
E-mail jyejye@jejunu.ac.kr
Homepage

Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Doctor of Medicine, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Master of Medical Science, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Major career	Clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, St. Mary’s Hospital, Medical College, Catholic University of Korea Visiting professor, Mood Disorders Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University, School of Medicine Director, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology Director, Korean Society For Depressive and Bipolar Disoders Director, Korean Academy of Medicine for Emotion, Cognition and Behavior Editorial board member of Mood and Anxiety
main paper	Kim MD, Yang HJ, Kang NR, Park JH, Jung YE. Association between subclinical hypothyroidism and metabolic syndrome among individuals with depression. J Affect Disord. 2020;264:494-497. Woo YS, Yoon BH, Song JH, Seo JS, Nam B, Lee K, Lee J, Jung YE, Kim MD, Lee JG, Wang SM, Kwon YJ, Bahk WM. Clinical correlates associated with the long-term response of bipolar disorder patients to lithium, valproate or lamotrigine: A retrospective study. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227217. Wang HR, Bahk WM, Yoon BH, Kim MD, Jung YE, Min KJ, Hong J, Woo YS. The Influence of Current Mood States on Screening Accuracy of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2020;18(1):25-31. Jung YE, Kang KY. Jung YE, Kang KY. Elevated hs-CRP level is associated with depression in younger adults: Results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2016). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019;109:104397. Song CI, Jung YE. Musical hallucination caused by ceftazidime in a woman with a hearing impairment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2019;17:326-328. Kim WH, Jung YE, Roh D, Kim D, Kang SH, Chae JH, Park JE. Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale for DSM-5. J Korean Med Sci. 2019;34(32):e219. Jung YE, Kim MD. Lifetime suicidal attempts and current suicidal risk in aging survivors of the Jeju April 3 incident. J Affect Disord. 2018;225:1-3. Jung YE, Kim MD, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Nam B, Seo JS, Jang SH, Sung HM, Shim IH, Yoon BH, Kim JS, Kwon YJ. Validation of the Korean Version of the Depression in Old Age Scale and Comparison with Other Depression Screening Questionnaires Used in Elderly Patients in Medical Settings. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2019;17(3):369-376. Jung YE, Kim MD, Bahk WM, Woo YS, Lee J, Jang SH, Won S, Min KJ, Chung S, Kwon YJ, Jon DI, Lee K, Yoon BH. Clinical assessment of bipolar depression: validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS). BMC Psychiatry. 2016;16:239.

Duk Soo Moon Associate Professor

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office
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Career and thesis
Education
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Kang Nari Endowment Professor

Major
office Jeju national university hospital
Contact064-717-1850/82-64-717-1850
E-mail ilnaree@hanmail.net
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Doctor of Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Master of Medical Science, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
Major career	Clinical Fellow, Department of child and adolescnet psychiatry Jeju National University Hospital (2014-2016) Clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University (2016-2018.8) Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University, College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea (2018.9-present)
main paper	1. Kang NR, Kwack YS. An Update on Mental Health Problems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Obesity. Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr 2020;23(1):15-25. 2. Kang NR, Kim DH, Kwack YS. The Effect of Community-Based Parent Education Program on Parenting Stress According to Adult Attachment Styles. J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019;30(4):178-184. 3. Kang NR, Kwack YS. Temperament and Character Profiles Associated with Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry Investig. 2019;16(3):206-212. 4. Kang NR, Ahn YH, Park E, Choi HJ, Kim SH, Cho H, Cho MH, Shin JI, Lee JH, Park YS, Cheong HI, Kang HG, Ha IS, Kwack YS, Han KH. Mental health and psychosocial adjustment in pediatric chronic kidney disease derived from the KNOW-Ped CKD study. Pediatr Nephrol 2019;34(10):1753-1764. 5. Kim DH, Kang NR, Kwack YS. Differences in Parenting Stress, Parenting Attitudes, and Parents’ Mental Health According to Parental Adult Attachment Style. J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019;30(1):17-25. 6. Kang NR, Kwack YS. Temperament and character pro？les for children with ADHD with and without tic disorders. Psychiatry research 2018;270:281-285. 7. Lim SY, Kang NR, Kwack YS. Effects of a Class-Based School Violence Prevention Program for Elementary School Students. J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018;29(2):54-61. 8. Kang NR, Song JM, Kwack YS. Association between the Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Korean J Biol Psychiatry 2018;25(2):21-30. 9. Lee JS, Kang NR, Kim HJ, Kwack YS. Discriminative Effects of Social Skills Training on Facial Emotion Recognition among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018;29(4):150-160. 10. Kang NR, Song JK, Park JH, Kwack YS. Depressive Symptom and Quality of Life in Married Immigrant Women in Jeju. Mood Emot 2016;14:101-106.