Eunjunseok Eun, Epidemiologist in Goyang City, Appointed as Gyeonggi-do's First Professional Epidemiologist

Completion of Disease Control Cheong Epidemiological Investigator Specialized Course
Goyang-si Strengthens Infectious Disease Response Capabilities

Eun Jun-seok, Professional Epidemiological Investigator.

Goyang Special City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 24th that it has produced the first professional epidemiologist among the cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province on the 21st.

The newly appointed epidemiologist, Eun Jun-seok, is an infectious disease response expert with a background as a Korean medicine doctor and has completed the epidemiological investigation training course organized by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

The epidemiologist system has been divided into general courses for cities, counties, and districts since 2022, and professional courses for provinces and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. To complete the professional course, epidemiologists in cities, counties, and districts are required to have at least three years of job experience, as well as various report and thesis writing.

The city hired trainee epidemiologists in 2020 to respond to COVID-19, and in 2022, two epidemiologists completed the general course and were appointed as general epidemiologists.

Eun Jun-seok’s completion of the professional course is expected to be an important milestone in further strengthening Goyang City's infectious disease response capabilities.

Epidemiologist Eun Jun-seok has worked hard to respond to various infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and waterborne infectious diseases, and with this appointment, he is expected to play a key role in the systematic development of Goyang City's quarantine system.

He is also expected to contribute to improving public health in Goyang City through various tasks such as planning and conducting epidemiological investigations, analyzing infectious disease outbreaks, proposing policies, and conducting education and research.

Epidemiologist Eun said, “I am very pleased to be appointed as the first professional epidemiologist among the cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province in Goyang City, and I will strive to further enhance the level of infectious disease response in the local community.”

A health center official said, “Eun Jun-seok’s completion of the professional course once again highlighted the importance of professional personnel for infectious disease response and will be an important turning point in promptly protecting the safety of the local community and citizens in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.”

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