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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.

Faculty

Park, Jong-Cook Professor

Major Anesthesiology
office 3555 jeju National University Hospital
Contact064)717-2028/+82-64-717-2028
E-mail pjcook@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Chungbuk National University College of Medicine (M.D) Chungbuk National University Undergraduate School (B.S) Chungbuk National University Undergraduate School (Ph.D)
Major career	Residency, Department of Anesthesiology Chungbuk National University Hospital. Fellowship, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Division, Department of Anesthesiology Seoul National University Hospital Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Cheju Medical Center Chief, Department of Anesthesiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine Manager, Division of Operating Room Jeju National University Hospital. Visiting Professor, Center of Microsystems and BioMEMS, University of Cincinnati
main paper	1. Papaverine, a Vasodilator, Blocks the Pore of the HERG Channel at Submicromolar Concentration, J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 2008. 2. Regulation of membrane excitability by intracellular pH (pHi) changers through Ca2+-activated K+ current (BK channel) in singly smooth muscle cells from rabbit basilar artery, Eur J Physiol 2007. 3. Effects of Ventilation Modes and Levels of PEEP on Respiratory Mechanics during Controlled Ventilation under General Anesthesia, Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2006. 4. Comparison of Pharmacodynamics and Intubation Conditions of Muscle Relaxants Using a Continuous Infusion during Induction, Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2006.

Park, Sang-Hyun Professor

Major
pain medicine
office
Contact010-9543-7785/82-10-9543-7785
E-mail ppsshh11@daum.net
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Wonkwang university medicine-B.D. Sungkyunkwan university medicine-M.D. Seoul national university medicine- doctor degree
Major career	Vice Professor Department of anesthesiology and pain medicine Jeju National University Collegeof Medicine,Jeju,Korea
main paper	1.Surgical outcomes of 156 spinal accessory nerve injuries caused by lymph node biopsy procedures. Park SH, Esquenazi Y, Kline DG, Kim DH. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Oct;23(4):518-25. 2. Sciatic nerve injection injury. Jung Kim H, Hyun Park S. J Int Med Res. 2014 Jun 11;42(4):887-897.

Choi, Yun-Suk Professor

Major
acute and chronic pain management, children anesthesia
office 3558 jeju National University Hospital
Contact064)717-2025/+82-64-717-2025
E-mail solafide5@yahoo.co.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	ChonbukNationalUniversityMedicalSchool,Jeonju,Korea 1994. 3∼2000. 2 Seoul National UniversityMedicalSchool, Seoul,Korea 2004.3 ~2006.2 Gyeongsang NationalUniversity, Jinju, korea 2007.9`2010.2
Major career	Seoul National hospital,Seoul,korea 2002.3~2007.2 Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea 2007.4 ？ Present
main paper	1. Yun Suk Choi, Young Sun Chung, Ki-Bum Sim. Subacute Course of Common Iliac Arterial Laceration in Lumbar Disc Surgery. J Korean Med Sci. 2013 January; 28(1): 167？169. 2. Sun-kyung Park, Yun Suk Choi, Joon Hyuk Park,Jae-Sung Ryu, and So-hui Yun. Electroconvulsive therapy for CRPS with depression ？A case report？. Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2013 Jan; 008(01): 13-15. 3. Yun Suk Choi and Kook Hyun Lee. Insulin effect on bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in rabbits. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2011 December; 61(6): 493？498. 4. Yun Suk Choi, Seong-Ho Ok, Seung Min Lee, Sang-Seung Park, Yu Mi Ha, Ki Churl Chang, Hye Jung Kim, Il-Woo Shin, and Ju-Tae Sohn. Indigo carmine enhances phenylephrine-induced contractions in an isolated rat aorta. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2011 July; 61(1): 55？62. 5. Choi YS, Cho WJ, Yun SH, Lee SY, Park SH, Park JC, Jang EH, Shin HY. A case of back pain caused by Salmonella spondylitis -A case report-. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Dec;59 6. Pyung Bok Lee, MD, Yong Chul Kim, MD, Chul Joong Lee, MD, Hye Young Shin, MD, Seung Yun Lee, MD, Jong Cook Park, MD, Yun Suk Choi, MD, Chong Soo Kim, MD, and Sang Hyun Park, MD. The Neurological Safety of Epidural Pamidronate in Rats. Korean J Pain. 2010 June; 23(2): 116？123.

Suk Ju Cho Professor

Major
office
Contact064-717-2062/+82-64-717-2062
E-mail sukjucho@gmail.com
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education
Major career
main paper	1. Optimal Remifentanil Dosage for Intubation without Muscle Relaxants in Elderly Patients, Drugs Aging, 2012 2. Magnesium Sulfate Does Not Protect Spinal Cord Against Ischemic Injury, Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2011 3. Radiation Safety and Education in the Applicants of the Final Test for the Expert of Pain Medicine Korean J Pain 2012 4. An Ethanol Extract Derived from Bonnemaisonia hamifera Scavenges Ultraviolet B (UVB) Radiation-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species and Attenuates UVB-Induced Cell Damage in Human Keratinocytes, Mar. Drugs 2012

Hyun Jung Kim Professor

Major
Pediatric anesthesia Anesthesia for cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Anesthesia outside the operating room
office 3557 jeju National University Hospital
Contact064)717-2026/+82-64-717-2026
E-mail hjanesthesia@empas.com
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	College of Medicine, Hanyang University, M.D. Graduate School of Medical Science, Hanyang University, M.S. Graduate School of Medical Science, Hanyang University, Ph.D.
Major career	Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital (Mar.2003-Feb.2007) Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital (Mar.2007-Feb.2008) Clinical professor, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital (Mar.2008-Feb.2009) Clinical professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center (Feb.2010-Jul.2011) Clinical professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital (Aug.2011-Feb.2012) Assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine (Mar.2012-present)
main paper	1. Prevalence and Predictors of Postoperative Complications in Patients Older Than 80 Years. Journal of Korean Geriatric Society 2015;19(01):9-15. 2. Comparison of the hemodynamic effects of nitroprusside and remifentanil for controlled hypotension during endoscopic sinus surgery. Journal of Anesthesia 2015;29(1):35-9. 3. Epidural anesthesia for a lumbar discectomy in a patient with paramyotonia congenita. Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2014;9:298-300. 4. Anatomic Variations of Cervical and High Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum. The Korean Journal of Pain 2014;27(04):321-5. 5. Anesthetic Experience of a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome. The Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2014;11(1):40-2. 6. Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Regional Oxygen Saturation During Aortic Arch Reconstruction in Infants. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2013;27(6):1153-7.