S-4-03-02
FROM "PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION" TO "REHABILITATIVE AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE"
William J. Peek (Netherlands Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
In most countries where rehabilitation medicine is a recognized and board-certified medical specialism its history starts at the end of World War II or afterwards. Looking back on the past fifty years one can discern quite clearly a change in conception and in daily practice. A change from focussing on the physical medical approach in the process of rehabilitation, aimed mainly at curing or diminishing physical impairments, to focussing on the early diagnosis of existing or imminent disabilities in order to take in due time all the measures needed to prevent or minimise the functional, physical, psychic, social and economic consequences of these disabilities.
S-4-03-03
HISTORY OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE IN KOREA
Tai Ryoon Han (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea)
The Rehabilitation Medicine was introduced to Korea just after the Korean War by the America-Korea foundation in 1953. The Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine was established in 1972 and the Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine have been published since 1977. The government approved the Rehabilitation Medicine as one of specialty in medicine in 1982 and the first Board certifying examination of rehabilitation Medicine was executed in 1983.
Currently, we have 595 members in our Academy, 328 Board certified members and 267 residency trainees. 32 medical schools among 33 in total opened the lecture and clerkship of Rehabilitation medicine and there are 58 residency training programs in total.
The official major events of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine are Spring symposium, Autumn convention, 2 times continuing medical education course in a year, Board certifying examination and In-training examination.
In Conclusion, The Rehabilitation Medicine is a rapidly growing and booming up medical specialty in Korea.
