Busan City Appoints Professor Kang Dae-hee of Seoul National University as Policy Advisor in Advanced Medical Industry Sector

Seoul National University College of Medicine Future Development Committee Chairman Kang Daehee

Medical Industry Sector, Extensive Experience and Rich Network

Busan City appoints Professor Kang Dae-hee, chairman of the Future Development Committee at Seoul National University College of Medicine, as a policy advisor for the city’s advanced medical industry (bio health) sector consultation and municipal promotion.

Professor Kang Daehee appointed as policy advisor in the city's advanced medical industry (bio health) sector.

The city will hold an appointment ceremony at 11 a.m. on the 17th in the 7th-floor protocol room. Professor Kang, appointed on this day, will serve for the next two years, providing policy advice for the development of Busan’s medical industry and bio health sector, as well as strengthening cooperative systems with related organizations.

Professor Kang Dae-hee graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine and earned a Ph.D. in environmental health from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He served as dean of Seoul National University College of Medicine from 2011 to 2017 and has been chair of the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Physician-Scientist Training Council since 2022, focusing on nurturing key personnel to lead future new industries.

He has been actively involved in various organizations in the advanced medical industry (bio health) sector, including serving as chairman of the Korean Association of Medical Colleges and Medical Schools (2012?2016) and as a member of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion and Support Committee (2014?2019). Recently, he is set to become the inaugural director of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Regional Medical Innovation Center, which will open in the second half of this year.

The center plans to promote collaborative research with local governments, resident health management based on digital medical technology, and training of medical personnel for a super-aged society.

Policy advisor Kang Dae-hee stated, “There is a need to foster the advanced medical industry (bio health), including intelligent health care (smart healthcare) that aligns with the rapidly changing medical environment, such as the integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and medicine. For this, cooperation among local governments, universities, research institutes, companies, and hospitals is essential, and especially the training of physician-scientists as convergent talents is important.” He added, “I will do my best to monitor domestic and international policies and industry trends and to discover and promote projects necessary for the development and revitalization of Busan’s advanced medical industry (bio health).”

Mayor Park Hyung-jun emphasized, “With the rapid paradigm shift in the advanced medical industry (bio health) sector due to aging, the convergence of digital technology and medicine, and the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is time to establish concrete implementation strategies that enhance the effects of existing policies.” He continued, “We expect that Professor Kang Dae-hee’s extensive experience and rich network will be a great asset in exploring the development direction of the advanced medical industry (bio health) sector, including the city’s key project, the ‘Smart Healthcare Cluster.’”

The ‘Busan City Policy Advisor’ is a municipal advisory body composed of experts and prominent figures from various fields of society, responsible for advising on and promoting overall municipal administration.

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