Yonsei Institute
for Global Health

Profile

Her research areas include medical law, medical ethics, advanced biotechnology and clinical ethics, medical dispute, patient safety, global health, elderly health, and mental health.
Currently she is actively conducting and participating research in  patient safety area such as ‘Development of education program for prospective health care workers’ and global health area such as ‘Public health educational capacity development of University of Health & Allied Sciences in Ghana’.

Education & (Clinical) Experience

• Medical Doctor, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 1990-1996
• M.Sc. in Public Health, Yonsei University School of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea 1997-1999
• Ph.D. in Public Health, Yonsei University School of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea 1999-2002
• Team Leader (Medical Deputy Director) of Organ Sharing Management Team, Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2000-2001
• Health Deputy Director served in the Division of Health Insurance Benefits; Division of Health Industry Promotion; and Division of Innovative Health Service TF, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea 2001-2005
• Senior Deputy Director served in the Division of Health Information PL at Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea Established Mid-Long Term National Strategy for Bio Technology 2005-2007
• Research Associate Professor of Health Law and Ethics, Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2007-2011
• Assistant Professor of Health Law and Ethics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2011-2014
• Associate Professor of Health Law and Ethics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2014-2017
• Professor of Health Law and Ethics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2017-Present