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Department of Medicine

Introduction

The Department of Medicine established in the Graduate School of Yonsei University in 1953, is striving to fostering honorable educators and workers under the educational goal of the School. The purpose of this medical school is to cultivate originality and research ability, and to bring up outstanding research workers and competent professors on the basis of Christian spirit for contributing to the development of medicine. Currently, there are thirtysectional majors in the department of medicine and about 760 students in the Masters and Doctoral programs.

Department regulations

Masters Degree in Medicine

Application and Admission to the Program for the Masters degree
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in Medicine from an accredited college may be admitted after a review of their undergraduate courses as well as oral examinations (with or without written examinations) in the student's major field of Medicine and English.
Requirements for the Master's Degree
- Two academic years or four semesters of enrollment, but no more than four calendar years.
- Completion of a minimum of 30 credits with a grade point average of 3.00 or better out of 4.30
- Satisfactory score of authorized English test including TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.
- Satisfactory performance on the comprehensive written examination in the two subjects of Medicine
- Completion of a thesis acceptable to the thesis committee. The members of thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee.
- Satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examination) before the thesis committee. Any decision concerning the thesis is determined by a two-thirds majority vote.

Credit Requirements for the Masters Degree

Semester	Subjects				Credits
1	Compulsory	Joint Seminar 1	Laboratory Exercise 1	Selective Course	12
2	Compulsory	Biomedical Methodology 1	Individual study 1	Selective Course	11
3	Laboratory Exercise 2	Individual study 2			5
4	Individual study 3	Directed Research 1			2

Doctoral Degree in Medicine

Application and Admission to the Program for the Doctor of Philosophy
Applicants with a masters degree in medicine from an accredited graduate school may be admitted after appraisal. The applicants are appraised based on the academic achievements in their undergraduate courses as well as oral examinations (with or without written examinations) in the student's major field of Medicine and English.
Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
- More than five semester years but no more than seven calendar years of enrollment.
- Completion of a minimum of 30 credits with a grade point average of 3.00 or better out of 4.30
- Satisfactory score of authorized English test such as TOEFL, TOEIC or TEPS.
- Satisfactory performance in comprehensive written examination in three subjects of medicine.
- Completion of a thesis acceptable to the thesis committee. The members of the thesis committee are appointed by the Graduate Education Committee and headed by the student's advisor.
- Satisfactory performance in the final defense (oral examinations) before the thesis committee. Any decision concerning the thesis is determined by a four-fifths majority vote.
  Details and additional information on admission, registration, and any other stipulations can be found in the graduate bulletin, available from the College of Medicine or from the office of the Graduate School of Yonsei University.

Credit Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Semester	Subjects				Credits
1	Laboratory Exercise 3	Joint Seminar 2	Individual study 1	Selective Course	11
2	Compulsory	Biomedical Methodology 2	Individual study 2	Selective Course	11
3	Compulsory	Individual study 3	Elective Course		8
4	Laboratory Exercise 4	Individual study 4	Directed Research 2		5
5	Directed Research 2

Combined Program of Master and Doctoral Degrees
- Application and Admission
  - Refer to "Masters Degree in Medicine".
  - For more specific information, a student should consult the department in which he or she wishes to enroll.
- Requirements
  Refer to Graduate Programs in General Bulletin of Yonsei University.

Courses in Medicine

Major Subjects

Masters Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Compulsory	Compulsory
Laboratory Exercise 1, 2	Laboratory Exercise 3, 4
Joint Seminar 1	Joint Seminar 2
Biomedical Methodology 1	Biomedical Methodology 2
Individual Study 1, 2, 3	Individual Study 1, 2, 3, 4

The above subjects are available for every department.

Selective Subjects
- MED 9001 FRACTURES
- MED 9003 FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
- MED 9004 RADIATION BIOSCIENCE
- MED 9006 MOLECULAR HEMATOLOGY
- MED 9008 CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
- MED 9010 REHABILITATION OF PEDIATRIC AND ADULT BRAIN LESION
- MED 9012 GASTROENTEROLOGICAL SURGERY
- MED 9014 SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
- MED 9017 ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION AND TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY
- MED 9020 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
- MED 9021 CLINICAL PULMONOLOGY
- MED 9029 HUMAN BARRIER
- MED 9030 LECTURES ON SCHIZOPHRENIA
- MED 9031 CLINICAL ANGIOLOGY
- MED 9032 EPITHELIAL BIOLOGY
- MED 9033 HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
- MED 9034 PRIMER ON ENDOCRINE GENETIC DISORDERS
- MED 9035 PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
- MED 9036 CLINICAL ALLERGY-IMMUNOLOGY
- MED 9037 PEDIATRIC BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
- MED 9002 NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE AND ELECTRODIAGNOSIS
- MED 9009 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA
- MED 9011 PEDIATRIC SURGERY
- MED 9013 NEONATOLOGY
- MED 9015 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL EDUCATION
- MED 9016 OTOLOGY
- MED 9019 CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
- MED 9023 SPINAL CORD LESION
- MED 9024 SPINAL SURGERY
- MED 9026 RECENT DEVELOPMENTSIN ANESTHESIOLOGY
- MED 9027 ADVANCED OPHTHALMOLOGY
- MED 9028 DERMATOLOGICAL METHODOLOGY