Daegu Medical Center Appoints Kim Seung-mi as 14th Director ... First Female Director Title

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 8th that Kim Seung-mi (56), Director of Medical Affairs (Head of the 2nd Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents), has been finally appointed as the 14th Director of Daegu Medical Center.

Kim, the newly appointed director who will hold the title of the first female director in the history of Daegu Medical Center, will lead the medical center for three years starting from the 10th. The new director was finalized through document screening, interviews by a selection committee composed of seven external members from civic groups, health and medical sectors, and the legal community, as well as a personnel hearing by the council.

Kim, who first joined Daegu Medical Center in March 1992 as a pediatric specialist, devoted herself to research and treatment of children's diseases and has been serving as Director of Medical Affairs since April 2015.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin emphasized, "With her extensive experience accumulated over a long period at Daegu Medical Center and her communicative leadership, she is the right person to strengthen the role of the medical center and innovate its management," adding, "There are high expectations for the renewal of Daegu Medical Center's image and its development."

Meanwhile, the inauguration ceremony of the new director, combined with the farewell ceremony of Director Yoo Wan-sik, will be held at 2 p.m. on the 9th.

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