Introduce

Education

· February 1981. Graduated from College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University
· February 1987. Received a doctorate degree in Korean Medicine from Graduate School, Kyung Hee University
· February 1989. Completed Master’s program in Philosophy from Graduate School, Korea University

Current Posts

· Chair-professor at Dankook University (May 2021 ~ )
· President of the International Society of Oriental Medicine (December 2020 ~ )
· Adjunct professor at Emory University School of Medicine, the US (June 2020 ~ )
· Visiting professor at China Medical University, Taiwan (August 2008 ~ )
· Professor emeritus at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China (October 2016 ~ )

Experience

· Professor at Department of Medical Consilience Engineering, General Graduate School, Dankook University (2014-2021)
· Vice president of Special Affairs of Dankook University (2014-2016)
· Advisor of Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region, World Health Organization (WHO) (2003-2008)
· President of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM, a government funded research center) (2011-2014)
· Dean of College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (2008-2011)
· Director of National Institute of the Korean Medicine Development (under the Ministry of Health and Welfare) (2018-2019)
· Chair of Traditional Korean Medicine Development Committee, Dankook University
· President of Association of Korean Medicine Colleges (2008-2011)
· President of the Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine)
· Founder and President of the Global University Network of Traditional Medicine (2009-2011)
· Korean Representative to WHO/ICTM
· Chair of ISO/TC249 WG5 (Informatics)
· Chair of Korea ISO/TC249 Committee
· Advising member of Future Daejeon Planning Committee
· Director of Korean Society of Global Health
· Chair of ISCMR/Asian Chapter
· Member of Traditional Korean Medicine Promotion and Development Evaluation Committee, the Ministry of Health and Welfare
· Director of the International Education Institute of Korean Medicine
· President of Korea Institute of Traditional Korean Medicine Standards
· Expert member in the Industrial Standards Council, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
· Consultant for the Office for Social Policy in the Executive Office of the President
· Director of the Institute of Korean Medicine Education and Evaluation
· Member of the Medical Devices Review Committee, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
· Policy advisor of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
· Advisor of the Association of Korean Medicine
· Steering committee of the Jeonnam Development Institute of Korean Medicine
· Medical director of the Korea Ice Hockey Association and the national team physicianVice president of the Society of Korean Medicine
· Visiting professor at Stanford University School of Medicine
· President of Korea Institute of Oriental Oncology
· Vice president of the Association of Korean Medicine
· Invited professor at the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
· Visiting associate professor at the National Science Council, Taiwan
· Visiting associate professor at China Medical University, Taiwan
· Assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University (1988-2014)
· Full-time instructor and assistant professor at College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University (1985-87)