The cradle of student growth, a university that creates new values
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.
Jung, Sung-Cherl Professor
- Signaling processing of Motor-Sensory in CNS - Memory mechanism in Synaptic plasticity - Kinetic properties of glutamate receptors - Modulatory functions of K+ channels on membrane potential - Neuronal apoptosis by excitotoxicity - Depression mechanism of Neurontransmitter system
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| Education | 1997 : Yonsei University, B.S in Engineering, |
| Major career | 2002. 2 ？ 2003. 2 : College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Post-Doctoral course |
| main paper | 1. Jung SC, Eun SY, Kim J, Hoffman DA, Kv4.2 block of long-term potentiation is partially dependent on synaptic NMDA receptor remodeling. Brain Res Bull. 2011 Jan 15;84(1):17-21. Epub 2010 Oct 8. 2. Jung SC, Hoffman DA, Biphasic somatic A-type K+ channel downregulation mediates intrinsic plasticity in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. 2009, PLoS ONE, in press 3. Jung SC, Kim J, Hoffman DA, Rapid, bidirectional remodeling of synaptic NMDA receptor subunit composition by A-type K+ channel activity in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Neuron, 2008, Nov 26;60(4):657-71 4. Kim J, Nadal M, Clemens AM, Baron M, Jung SC, Misumi Y, Rudy B, Hoffman DA, The Kv4.2 accessory protein DPPX is a critical regulator of membrane excitability in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. J Neurophysiol., 2008 Oct;100(4):1835-47 5. J Kim, SC Jung, AM Clemens, RS Petralia, DA Hoffman, Regulation of dendritic excitability by activity-dependent trafficking of the A-type K+ channel subunit Kv4.2 in hippocampal neurons. Neuron, 2007, Jun 21:54(6):850-2 6. IS Choi, JH Cho, JH, Kim, SC Jung, YC Bae, MG Lee, BJ Choi, Excitability of CA1 neurons in the model of malformation-associated epilepsy. Neuroreport, 2004 Jul 19; 15(10) : 1939-42 7. SC Jung, JH Kim, IS Choi, JH Cho, YC Bae, MG Lee, HC Shin, BJ Choi, Corticothalamic modulation on formalin-induced change of VPM thalamic activities. Neuroreport, 2004 Jun 28; 15(9):1405-1408 8. SJ Oh, SC Jung, OB Kwon, YS Kim, MY Kim, S Kim, S Lim, HC Shin, Hypothermia-induced changes of afferent sensory transmission to the VPM thalamus of rats and hamsters. Brain Res. 2004 Apr 2;1003(1-2):122-9. 9. SC Jungand HC Shin, Suppression of temporary deafferentation-induced plasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex of rats by GABA antagonists. Neuroscience Letters, 13;334(2):87-90, 2002 10. SC Jung and HC Shin, Reversible changes of presumable synaptic connections between primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterior lateral thalamus of rats during temporary deafferentation, Neuroscience Letters, 331/2, 111-114, 2002. 11. YS Son, HJ Park, OB Kwon, SC Jung, HC Shin and S Lim, Antipyretic effects of acupuncture on the lipopolysaccaride-induced fever and expression of interleukin-6 and interleukin-1[beta] mRNAs in the hypothalamus of rats. Neuroscience Letters, Feb 8;319(1):45-48, 2002 12. TH Yoon, EJ Hwang, DY Shin, SI Park, SJ Oh, SC Jung, HC Shin and SJ Kim, A micromachined silicon depth probe for multichannel neural recording, IEEE Trans, on Biomedical Eng. 47(8): 1082-1087, 2000 13. CK Won, SJ Oh, SC Jung, YR Choi, YI Kim, JW Leem and HC Shin, Activity-dependent conduction velocity changes of A-delta fibers in a rat model of neuropathy, Neuroreport 8:3201-3205, 1997 14. HC Shin, CK Won, SC Jung, SJ Oh, SH Park and JH Son, Interhemispheric modulation of sensory transmission in the primary somatosensory cortex of rats, Neuroscience Letters, 230:137-139, 1997 15. HC Shin, SJ Oh, SC Jung, JS Park and CK Won, Differential changes of short and long latency sensory response in the SI cortex by IL-6, NeuroReport 8:2841-2844, 1997 16. HC Shin, SJ Oh, SC Jung, YR Choi, CK Won and JW Leem, Activity-dependent conduction latency changes in A-beta fibers of neuropathic rats, NeuroReport 8:2813-2816, 1997 |
Eun-A Ko Associate Professor
- Patho/physiological role of ion channels and calcium regulation in hypertension and diabetes - Transcriptomic insight of ion channels in cancer - The role of ion channels on the gastrointestinal motility - Impacts of mast cells in gastrointestinal disorders
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| Education | 1994-2000 B.S. and M.S. Veterinary medicine, Jeju National University, Korea
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| Major career | 2006-2007 Postdoctoral fellowship, University of California, San Diego
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| main paper | 1. Ko EA, Lee H, Sanders KM, Koh SD, Zhou T (2020) Expression of alpha-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor-influenced genes predicts clinical outcome in glioma. Translational oncology. Feb: 13(2):233-240 2. Shi J, Ko EA, Sanders KM, Chen Q, Zhou T (2018) SPORTS1.0: A Tool for Annotating and Profiling Non-coding RNAs Optimized for rRNA- and tRNA-derived Small RNAs. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics. 16(2):144-151. 3. Ko EA, Sanders KM, Zhou T (2017) A transcriptomic insight into the impacts of mast cells in lung, breast, and colon cancers. Oncoimmunology. 6(11):e1360457. 4. Pires PW, Ko EA, Pritchard HA, Rudokas M, Yamasaki E, Earley S (2017) The angiotensin II receptor type 1b is the primary sensor of intraluminal pressure in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells. Journal of Physiology. 594(14):4735-4753. Co-first author 5. Gu W, Gurguis CI, Zhou JJ, Zhou Y, Ko EA, Ko JH, Wang T, Zhou T (2015) Functional and Structural Consequence of Rare Exonic Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: One Story, Two Tales. Genome Biol Evol. 9;7(10):2929-2940. 6. Ko EA, Jin BJ, Namkung W, Ma T, Thiagarajah JR, Verkman AS (2014) Chloride channel inhibition by a red wine extract and a synthetic small molecule prevents rotaviral secretory diarrhea in neonatal mice. Gut. 63(7):1120-1129. 7. Thiagarajah JR, Ko EA, Tradtrantip L, Donowitz M, Verkman AS (2014) Discovery and development of antisecretory drugs for treating diarrheal diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 12(2):204-209. |
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| Education | 1999-2003 B.S. Lifescience, University of Seoul, Korea
2003-2008 M.S. and Ph.D. Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea |
| Major career | 2009.01-2017.11 Senior researcher, LG Chem, Korea
2020.07-2025.01 Research professor, Chungnam National University, Korea |
| main paper | 1. Baek EB, Hwang YH, Hong EJ, Won YS, Kwun HJ. Ixeris polycephala Extract Alleviates Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia via Modification of Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Inflammation. Pharmaceuticals. 2024;17(8):1032.
2. Jung E, Baek EB, Hong EJ, Kang JH, Park S, Park S, Hong EJ, Cho YE, Ko JW, Won YS, Kwon HJ. TXNIP in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells ameliorates alcohol-associated liver disease via nitric oxide production. Int J Biol Sci. 2024;20(2):606-620. 3. Baek EB, Lee J, Hwang JH, Park H, Lee BS, Kim YB, Jun SY, Her J, Son HY, Cho JW. Application of multiple-finding segmentation utilizing Mask R-CNN-based deep learning in a rat model of drug-induced liver injury. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):17555. 4. Kim HJ, Baek EB, Hwang JH, Lim M, Jung WH, Bae MA, Son HY, Cho JW. Application of convolutional neural network for analyzing hepatic fibrosis in mice. J Toxicol Pathol. 2023;36(1):21-30. 5. Baek EB, Kim YJ, Rho JH, Hong EJ, Lee MY, Kwun HJ. Anti-inflammatory effect of Gyeji-tang in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mouse model induced by cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide. Pharm Biol. 2022;60(1):2040-2048. 6. Baek EB, Hwang JH, Park H, Lee BS, Son HY, Kim YB, Jun SY, Her J, Lee J, Cho JW. Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Image Analysis of Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Hepatic Injury in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Diagnostics. 2022;12(6):1478. 7. Baek EB, Rho JH, Jung E, Seo CS, Kim JH, Kwun HJ. Protective effect of Palmijihwanghwan in a mouse model of cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2021;21(1):281. |
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