'Gachon Medical School' is a
medical school on
Ganghwa Island in
Incheon,
South Korea. It has attained the legal status of a
university.
Campus
The campus is located on southern Ganghwa Island, and covers an area of 82,000 square metres. It lies within
Gilsang-myeon,
Ganghwa-gun, within the
city limits of Incheon. Like the rest of Ganghwa Island, it is connected to the mainland by road.
Organization
There are five
graduate schools and two undergraduate faculties at Gachon Medical School. These are the faculties of
life sciences and
medicine, and the graduate schools of general medicine, health,
hospital management,
nursing, and
multimedia information. In addition, the school maintains a number of affiliated facilities, including a variety of research centres.
Students and faculty
Faculty outnumber the students at Gachon Medical School, which has a
student-to-faculty ratio of about 0.65:1.
History
The school received permission to open in
1997, and opened its doors in March
1998 as "Gachon Medical College." The founder was
Lee Gil-nyeo. The school gained university status in March
1999, and in November of that year opened the graduate school.
Sister Schools
The school cooperates academically with
Humboldt University in Germany,
Nihon University in Japan,
Peking University in China, and
Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. 40-50 international students are invited to the campus each year, primarily for a summer intensive program.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
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Education in South Korea
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List of Korea-related topics
External links
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International Cooperation Center, Gachon Medical School