Honam University Establishes Department of Clinical Pathology for 2021 Academic Year

Selected 25 People... First Among 4-Year Universities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Honam University (President Park Sangcheol) announced on the 20th that it plans to establish a new Department of Clinical Pathology and recruit 25 freshmen for the 2021 academic year university entrance exam.

It is the first among four-year universities and aims to cultivate essential professional medical personnel for new infectious diseases including COVID-19.

Upon obtaining a clinical pathologist license, graduates can advance to various hospitals, large corporations' medical-related fields, various laboratories in the life sciences field, medical science research institutes, public health officials, medical-related companies, medical equipment and reagent sales companies, medical insurance companies, and more.

Additionally, for the 2021 academic year entrance exam, the nursing department quota will be increased by 30 to a total of 160 students, and the emergency rescue department will also increase by 10 to recruit 50 students. Reflecting students' preferences and manpower demand trends according to future social changes, the university plans to expand health-related departments and pursue "customized talent cultivation."

Earlier, Honam University established the Department of eSports Industry (Department Head Jeong Yeoncheol) for the first time among domestic four-year universities this year, recruiting 21 freshmen, and opened the Department of Cartoon Animation (Department Head Gu Manchae), recruiting 25 freshmen.

These departments, established with the goal of nurturing practical experts in the rapidly growing global eSports industry and leading the global content market, recorded high competition rates of 5.9 to 1 and 6.8 to 1 respectively in this year's early admission.

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