Current state, Organization, History of IKMEE

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Current State

Designation : Institute of Korean Medicine Education and Evaluation (IKMEE)
President : Sohn, In-chul (2014-Present)
Founded in: 2005
Location : Office # 304, Heonjun-ro 91, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
Two full-time Officers
Legal Status : Private evaluation institution/Incorporated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Finance : Governmental subsidies, evaluation & accreditation fee, and financial share by relevant organizations Evaluates 12 schools of Korean Medicine nationwide (including graduate schools)
Designated as evaluation & accreditation institution for KM education on May 20, 2016, by the Ministry of Education

History (including background of establishment)

2017

01.01
Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk Univ. (5-year full-accreditation), Woosuk Univ(3-year accreditation), Gachon Univ., & Sanggi Univ.(1-year temporary accreditation)

2016

05.20
Designated as evaluation & accreditation institution for KM education on May 20, 2016, by the Ministry of Education

 

01.01
Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Deajeon Univ. Pusan Nat’l Univ. Dong-eui Univ. Dongsin Univ. (5-year accreditation)

2015

01.01
Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Deagu Haany Univ. & Semyung Univ. (5-year accreditation)

2014

02.17
Inauguration of the new director, Prof. Sohn In Chul (currently at College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang Univ., current president of the Association of TBJ Balancing Medicine, and former vice president of the Society of Korean Medicine)

 

01.01
Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. (5-year accreditation)

2013

01.01
Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang Univ. (5-year accreditation)

2012

10.31
Study into improvement of national Korean Medicine Personnel licensing exam subjects

2011

06.02
Complemented evaluation & accreditation standards and detailed guidelines

 

02.19
Inauguration of the new director, Prof. Park Dong Seok (currently at College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ., former director of Kyung Hee Univ. Hospital at Gangdong, and former president of the Society of Korean Medicine)

2010

11.01
Completed reserve evaluation & accreditation for Graduate School of Korean Medicine, Pusan Nat’l Univ. (3-year accreditation)

2009

10.01
Complemented standards of Colleges of Korean Medicine evaluation & accreditation and produced booklet on current status of education

 

01.01
Establishment of rules and standards for evaluation and accreditation(General and special graduate school)

2008

08.26
Research on current condition of Korean medical treatment

 

02.01
Development of evaluation and accreditation standards for Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic field

 

02.01
Evaluation of Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic field (with the Korean Council for University Education)

 

01.03
Reappointment of Ahn Gyu Seok, the first director

2007

12.27
Development of medical handbooks for Korean Medical specialists

 

03.05
Research into amendment of 'Specialized Doctor of Korean Medicine’ system

 

02.14
Amendment of Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic goals (basic and clinical)

 

02.01
Preparation of evaluation of Korean Medicine education in colleges of Korean Medicine

2006

09.05
Reappointment of Ahn Gyu Seok, the first director

2005

07.06
Registration of the Foundation

 

06.23
Approval of the Foundation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare

 

02.02
Election of the first director, Ahn Gyu Seok (former dean of College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ.)

2004

10.07
(A tentative name) The first general meeting of Foundation of 'Korean Medical Education Evaluation'