Incheon Medical Center Launches 'Public and Essential Healthcare Clinical Training' for Inha University Medical Students

Incheon Medical Center is operating a clinical training program focused on the local public healthcare field for medical students from Inha University.

Incheon Medical Center announced on the 10th that it is collaborating with Inha University College of Medicine to implement the "Community-Based Public and Essential Healthcare Clinical Training (RISE Project)." This initiative has been established to provide medical students with opportunities to experience public healthcare sites and to cultivate local public healthcare professionals.

The first clinical training, which began on March 9 and will continue for five days until March 13, includes the participation of five fourth-year medical students from Inha University College of Medicine. The students will experience the realities of public healthcare at the seminar room in the annex of Incheon Medical Center and across various clinical and public healthcare departments.

Exterior View of Incheon Medical Center

The training program is designed to help students understand public health policies and the regional healthcare linkage system. The students will gain experience in diverse public healthcare settings, including accompanying home visit medical services at the Home Medical Center, understanding infection control and hospice programs, participating in mental health patient discharge linkage projects, and rehabilitation home visits. In addition, through case studies of community-based integrated care and mentoring with medical staff, the program aims to deepen their understanding of career paths in the field of public healthcare.

This clinical training is part of the RISE (Regional Innovation System for University Support) project, an innovative medical education policy promoted by Incheon Metropolitan City. It is operated on the basis of a clinical education consortium involving the local responsible medical institutions of both Inha University and Gachon University Colleges of Medicine. Incheon Medical Center plans to further expand the public healthcare clinical training program in cooperation with Gachon University College of Medicine in the future.

Jang Seokil, President of Incheon Medical Center, said, "Public hospitals play a key role not only as providers of medical services but also in safeguarding the health of the local community," and added, "I hope this will serve as an opportunity for medical students to experience the value and responsibility of public healthcare in the field." He continued, "We will continue our efforts to foster talent and strengthen local healthcare capabilities in the public and essential medical sectors through ongoing collaboration with local universities."

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