Generations of Warmth... Seoul National University Hospital Receives 1 Billion Won Donation from Lee Young-sul

10 Billion KRW Donation to Surgical Excellence Residency Training Fund
Second Generation Donation Following Mother's Wishes
Cumulative Support Reaches 7.5 Billion KRW

Seoul National University Hospital announced on the 28th that it received a 1 billion KRW training fund for outstanding surgical residents from sponsor Lee Young-sul on the 20th.

Seoul National University Hospital announced on the 28th that it received 1 billion KRW in surgical resident training funds from sponsor Lee Young-sul on the 20th. From the left in the photo: sponsor Lee Young-sul, Kim Young-tae, director of Seoul National University Hospital.
[Photo by Seoul National University Hospital]

Sponsor Lee Young-sul has continued donations to nurture medical talent in honor of his late mother, Kim Yong-chil. Including this donation, he has supported a total of 7.5 billion KRW together with his mother: 2.5 billion KRW for the outstanding surgical resident training fund, 1.5 billion KRW for the late Kim Yong-chil Award outstanding resident training fund, 1.5 billion KRW for the outstanding internal medicine resident training fund, and 1 billion KRW for the nurse education and training fund.

Seoul National University Hospital plans to use the donations to provide overseas training opportunities for outstanding residents, focusing on cultivating surgical talent. Kim Young-tae, director of Seoul National University Hospital, said, "We sincerely appreciate this meaningful and beautiful investment in people," and added, "In accordance with the sponsor’s wishes, we will nurture Seoul National University Hospital’s outstanding residents to become doctors who contribute to the development of medical science in the Republic of Korea."

Sponsor Lee Young-sul stated, "Through this support, I hope more residents will experience advanced overseas medical systems and grow into excellent surgeons who save lives."

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