Professor Lee Guk-jong to Leave Trauma Center... Resignation Submitted on the 29th

Professor Lee Guk-jong, Trauma Surgery, Ajou University Hospital
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Professor Lee Guk-jong, head of the Trauma Surgery Department at Ajou University Hospital, has submitted his resignation, announcing his intention to step down from his position as director of the Southern Gyeonggi Regional Trauma Center.

According to the Dong-A Ilbo on the 31st, Professor Lee submitted his resignation to Ajou University Hospital on the 29th. The final approval authority for Professor Lee's resignation is Yoo Hee-seok, director of Ajou University Medical Center.

Professor Lee will step down from managing the trauma center after serving as director of the Ajou University Hospital Severe Trauma Specialization Center for 10 years since 2010. Even if his resignation is accepted, he will retain his position as a full professor.

Earlier, in an interview with this media outlet on the 20th, Professor Lee expressed his intention to soon step down from the director position and to no longer be involved in the center's operations.

At that time, regarding his reason for resignation, he said, "Since all the hospital's senior officials want me to resign, I made up my mind," and added, "I no longer want to be involved in trauma surgery-related work."

Professor Lee also explained that part of his decision to resign was due to feeling mentally strained because, despite knowing well that riding the helicopter was difficult, he was ordered to do so daily, and he felt sorry for his fellow medical staff.

A successor to Professor Lee has not yet been decided. Although Jeong Kyung-won, head of the hospital's surgery department and a prot?g? of Professor Lee, is mentioned as a candidate, there are also expectations that appointing someone close to Professor Lee may not be easy. Regarding this, Ajou University Hospital stated, "Nothing has been decided yet."

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