Im Hyuntaek, President of the Korean Pediatric Society, Elected Next KMA President with 65.4% of the Vote (Update)

Lim Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Society of Pediatrics, was elected as the 42nd president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA). His term will begin on May 1 and last for three years.

On the 12th, Im Hyun-taek, president of the Korean Pediatric Society, who was summoned to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Public Crime Investigation Unit on charges including obstruction of business and aiding violation of the Medical Service Act, is reading a statement before entering the Public Crime Investigation Unit building in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

According to the KMA on the 26th, Lim Hyun-taek secured 21,646 votes (65.43%) out of a total of 30,384 valid votes in the runoff election against candidate Joo Su-ho, confirming his victory. Candidate Joo Su-ho received 11,438 votes (34.57%).

In the first round of voting held from the 20th to the 22nd, five candidates ran, but since no candidate received a majority of the votes, the top two candidates advanced to the runoff election.

In the first round, candidate Lim received 35.72% of the valid votes, leading candidate Joo who obtained 29.23%.

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