Kim Myung-hee, Current Secretary-General, Appointed as President of the National Bioethics Policy Institute

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Kim Myung-hee, the current Secretary General, has been appointed as the new director of the National Bioethics Policy Institute, the only specialized research institution in the field of bioethics in Korea.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 6th that Kim Myung-hee was appointed as the 5th director of the National Bioethics Policy Institute. Born in 1960, Director Kim has served as a resident at Severance Hospital, a senior research fellow at the National Health Insurance Service, and a professor at the Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare. She served as Secretary General of the National Bioethics Policy Institute until December of last year. Her term will last for three years until January 5, 2023.

Her appointment was attributed to her significant contributions to the development of the bioethics field through active participation in bioethics-related areas such as organ donation and human tissue donation, conducting research on bioethics policies including the life-sustaining treatment discontinuation system, and her involvement in major government policy committees such as the Organ Transplantation Committee.

Director Kim stated, “Based on my research in bioethics policy and diverse experiences, I will do my best to strengthen the institute’s expertise and fulfill the necessary roles in establishing future bioethics-related policies.”

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