Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital Completes Global Internship Program for 'Medical Hallyu'

Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital announced on the 31st that it successfully completed the '2023 Jasaeng Medical Academy Internship' on the 28th, where overseas medical students and prospective medical students exchanged with domestic Korean medicine students to discover capabilities in the fields of Korean medicine and integrative medicine.

Students participating in the '2023 Jaseng Medical Academy Internship' hosted by Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital are listening to the medical staff's explanation.
[Photo by Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital]

In line with the growing attention to integrative medicine and the spread of the Korean Wave into the medical field, five high-achieving medical students and prospective medical students from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine and the University of Virginia participated in this internship program. Additionally, seven students were selected from the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has maintained continuous internship exchanges with Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital since 2019. Furthermore, students from the Graduate School of Korean Medicine at Pusan National University and Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital scholarship recipients, who are prospective Korean medicine doctors, also participated in the internship to continue the exchange.

Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital designed the program to help students continue their studies in integrative medicine and assist in setting their future career paths. The program included ▲ lectures on representative Jasaeng non-surgical treatments such as Chuna therapy and Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) ▲ observation of medical staff consultations at Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital ▲ tours of various facilities including the Jasaeng Spine and Joint Research Institute, the external herbal dispensary, and the Seoul National University Brain and Cognitive Science Research Institute. Additionally, students formed teams with domestic Korean medicine students to analyze diseases from an integrative medicine perspective and present their findings.

Internship participants showed great interest in Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital’s integrative Korean medicine treatments such as Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment, Shinbaro pharmacopuncture, and Chuna therapy. Skyla DeSouza, a student from Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, said, “The treatment philosophy of 'Compassionate Heart' and the integrative Korean medicine treatments at Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital were very impressive. Based on the treatment techniques and philosophy learned during the internship, I want to become a doctor who practices holistic treatment.”

Lee Jin-ho, director of Jasaeng Korean Medicine Hospital, said, “I send continuous support to all students who showed passion and interest in Korean medicine beyond language and cultural differences,” and added, “I hope they grow into excellent medical professionals and become next-generation leaders who lead the globalization of Korean medicine and integrative treatments.”

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