Department of Medicine Medicine is the science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind. There is a multitude of medical research which is now directed toward such problems as cancer, heart disease, AIDS, reemerging infectious diseases, organ transplants, and cell replacement. Currently, the largest worldwide study is the Human Genome Project, which will identify all hereditary traits and body functions controlled by specific areas on the chromosomes. Gene therapy, the replacement of faulty genes, offers the possible abatement of hereditary diseases. Genetic engineering has led to the development of important pharmaceutical products. The Medical School is committed to teaching and training students with the most modern and efficient academic programs. The programs are aimed at producing able primary care physicians and creative medical scientists. To meet these institutional objectives, the Medical School offers both undergraduate and graduate courses which lead to advanced degrees including masters and doctorates. The undergraduate education is composed of 2-year premedical and 4-year medical courses. The campus of the Medical School is located in the central part (Hak-dong) of Gwangju, away from the main campus of the University. It takes less than 10 minutes to get downtown on foot. The Hak-dong campus occupies about 80,000 ㎡ of land and within this area is the Chonnam University Hospital. Major list Anatomy major Physiology major Biochemistry major Pathology major Pharmacology major Microbiology and Immunology major Preventive Medicine major Forensic Medicine major Medical Education major Biomedical Sciences major Internal Medicine major Surgery major Obstetrics and Gynecology major Pediatrics major Psychiatry major Neurology major Dermatology major Orthopedic Surgery major Neurosurgery major Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery major Ophthalmology and Head and Neck Surgery major Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery major Urology major Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine major Radiology major Radiation Oncology major Clinical Laboratory Medicine major Nuclear Medicine major Emergency Medicine major Rehabilitation Medicine major Occupational and Environmental Medicine major Biomedical Engineering major Course list Basic medical practice 1 Microbiology/immunology Physiology Biochemistry Neuroanatomy Histology Anatomy PBL 1, 2, 3 Pathology Pharmacology Preventive medicine/public health Patient-Doctor-Society 1, 2, 3 Developmental science Radiology Reproduction Gastroenterology Allergy/clinical immunology Introduction to clinical medicine Diagnostics medicine Pulmonology Cardiology Infection Musculoskeletal system Endocrinology Neurology Renal/genitourinary system Hematology & oncology Anesthesiology Forensic medicine Ophthalmology Ambulatory medicine Otolaryngology Preparatory education for clinical training Psychiatry Dermatology Internal medicine practice General surgery practice Pediatrics practice Ob/Gyn practice Psychiatry practice Ambulatory medicine practice Diagnostic radiology practice Clinical pathology practice Neurology practice Community medicine practice Case discussion General assessment Dermatology practice Rehabilitation medicine practice Orthopedics practice Neurosurgery practice Cardiothoracic surgery practice Plastic surgery practice Ophthalmology practice Otolaryngology practice Urology practice Anesthesiology practice Electives Elective clinical practice 1, 2, 3, 4
Medicine is the science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind. There is a multitude of medical research which is now directed toward such problems as cancer, heart disease, AIDS, reemerging infectious diseases, organ transplants, and cell replacement. Currently, the largest worldwide study is the Human Genome Project, which will identify all hereditary traits and body functions controlled by specific areas on the chromosomes. Gene therapy, the replacement of faulty genes, offers the possible abatement of hereditary diseases. Genetic engineering has led to the development of important pharmaceutical products.
The Medical School is committed to teaching and training students with the most modern and efficient academic programs. The programs are aimed at producing able primary care physicians and creative medical scientists. To meet these institutional objectives, the Medical School offers both undergraduate and graduate courses which lead to advanced degrees including masters and doctorates.
The undergraduate education is composed of 2-year premedical and 4-year medical courses. The campus of the Medical School is located in the central part (Hak-dong) of Gwangju, away from the main campus of the University. It takes less than 10 minutes to get downtown on foot. The Hak-dong campus occupies about 80,000 ㎡ of land and within this area is the Chonnam University Hospital.