Professor Kang Sung-woong of Gangnam Severance Receives International Education Volunteer Award at World Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Professor Kang Sung-woong (second from the left) of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Gangnam Severance Hospital received the International Education Volunteer Award (Haim Ring Memorial Award) at the 16th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) on the 6th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Professor Kang Sung-woong of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Yonsei University Gangnam Severance Hospital announced on the 12th that he received the International Education Volunteer Award (Haim Ring Memorial Award) at the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) World Congress, the only global conference in the field of rehabilitation medicine.

This award is given by the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in recognition of outstanding achievements in international education.

Since 2010, Professor Kang has conducted free training programs for two overseas doctors annually through the international education program at the Respiratory Rehabilitation Center of Gangnam Severance Hospital. From 2014, with the support of the multinational company Philips, he added programs such as on-site training visits, international forum hosting, and the establishment of intensive training courses, increasing the number of trainees. Through this, a total of 33 overseas trainees from 12 countries have been trained to date.

Professor Kang said, “I will continue to do my best to activate international education and become a foundation of hope for patients in countries vulnerable to respiratory rehabilitation.”

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