Professor Ko Kyung-nam of Seoul Asan Medical Center, Grand Prize Winner of the 'Boryeong Doctor's Essay Literature Award'

Professor Go Kyung-nam of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Seoul Asan Medical Center, selected as the Grand Prize winner of the 18th Boryeong Medical Essay Literature Award.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Boryeong announced on the 6th that the work "The Last Touch" by Professor Ko Kyung-nam of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Seoul Asan Medical Center was selected as the grand prize winner at the "18th Boryeong Medical Essay Literature Award."

This year's Boryeong Medical Essay Literature Award, judged by the Korea Essay Literature Promotion Association, selected a total of nine winners: one grand prize, one gold prize, two silver prizes, and five bronze prizes. The grand prize winner receives a plaque and a medal, and is granted the privilege of debuting as a writer through the essay-specialized magazine "Essay Literature."

Professor Ko's "The Last Touch," which won the grand prize, depicts the process of a young girl battling cancer who, despite hating her older brother like an enemy, decides to undergo chemotherapy to avoid causing trouble at his wedding and thereby delays her own death. The work was praised for showing true familial love through restrained sentences.

Additionally, the following were selected: ▲ Gold Prize "First Surgery" (Heo Ji-man, Mirae Childbirth and Gynecology Clinic) ▲ Silver Prizes "Did You Cry?" (Choi Sang-rim, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital) and "Balloon Dream" (Bae Seon-young, Haemalgeun Pediatrics and Adolescents Clinic) ▲ Bronze Prizes "Your Meaning" (Yoo Sae-bit, Maribon Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic), "Our Teacher Has Changed" (Park Mi-hee, Dodam Mental Health Clinic), "On the Way to Work" (Lee Young-jae, Neulpyeonhan Internal Medicine Clinic), "About Poop" (Park Ra-young, Gu Wan-seo Internal Medicine Clinic), and "Waiting Outside the Resuscitation Room" (Lee Si-jin, Korea University Anam Hospital).

The awarded works will be produced not only as a booklet collection but also as sign language audiobooks accessible to both disabled and non-disabled individuals. In particular, doctors will personally participate in narrating their essay works, vividly conveying the sincere thoughts and emotions experienced in medical settings.

Now in its 18th year, the Boryeong Medical Essay Literature Award was first established by Boryeong in 2005 to widely promote the meaning of respect for life and love through essays written directly by doctors. Believing that doctors' warm writings are "another form of medical skill," it has served as a platform for medical professionals to debut as essayists, producing 151 awardees over 18 years.

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