Kang Do-tae, Former Director of National Health Insurance Service, Appointed Professor at Korea University Graduate School of Public Health

One-Year Term Starting from the 1st of Next Month

Korea University Graduate School of Public Health announced on the 29th that it has appointed Kang Do-tae, former Chairman of the National Health Insurance Service, as a Specially Appointed Professor. With this, the Graduate School of Public Health at Korea University will have two Specially Appointed Professors in service, following Yang Sung-il, who has been serving since 2022.

According to the university, the newly appointed Specially Appointed Professor Kang began his career as an officer at the Ministry of Health and Welfare and has held key positions such as Welfare Administration Support Officer, Director of Social Policy Advancement Planning, Director of Health Insurance Policy Bureau, Director of Health and Medical Policy, Director of Health and Medical Policy Office and Planning and Coordination Office, and the inaugural Second Vice Minister of Health and Welfare. Through these roles, he has gained extensive policy experience and knowledge spanning from healthcare to social welfare.

After retiring from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, he served as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Service, managing and operating systems such as National Health Insurance and Long-term Care Insurance for the Elderly. He was recognized for his expertise in healthcare as well as his planning and execution capabilities. He resigned from the chairman position in March of this year.

Professor Kang’s term as Specially Appointed Professor will be for one year, from next month’s 1st to June 30, 2024. He is expected to take on roles including lecturing, research support, and advisory duties at Korea University.

Yoon Seok-jun, Dean of Korea University Graduate School of Public Health, stated, "We expect Specially Appointed Professor Kang Do-tae, an expert in health and medical policy who has held key positions in health insurance policy, medical policy, and health policy fields as well as the chairmanship of the National Health Insurance Service, to play a significant role in advancing the healthcare sector by broadening the base of health policy research and public health, and strengthening the connection between theory and practice."

Yoon Eul-sik, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Director of Korea University Medical Center, said, "Following Professor Yang Sung-il, who joined last year, we hope that the newly appointed Specially Appointed Professor Kang Do-tae will contribute to the development of Korea University and the Medical Center, leading the future of medicine."

Korea University Graduate School of Public Health's newly appointed Special Professor Kang Do-tae.
[Photo by Korea University Medical Center]

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