The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine

About KSEM
Founded in 1989,
We will try to make the 30 years of Korean Emergency Society's footsteps
become the history of tomorrow.

Elected Kim, JunSig as the 17th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.

2015

Held PEMC 2014 (Convention center, Daejeon)
Lauched the first English Language academic journal of Emergency Medicine (Clinical and experimental emergency medicine, CEEM) from Korea

2014

Elected Kim, KabTeog as the 16th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Elected Lee, KangHyun as the Chairman

2013

Elected Chung, JaeMyung as the 15th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Held PEMC (Pan-Pacific Emergency Medicine Congress) 2012 (COEX, Seoul)

2012

Elected Lee, HahnShick as the 14th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Elected Yoo, InSool as the Chairman
Establishment of the Korean Emergency Research Foundation in the KSEM

2011

Opened renewed web site for the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Opened thesis submission for the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Opened branches of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.

2010

Elected Kim, Seung Ho as the 11th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Elected Suh, Gil Joon as the chairman.
Held ACEM 2009 (BEXCO, Busan).
Held Conference to celebrate 20th anniversity of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.

2009

Elected Ko, Young Gwan as the 10th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.

2008

Revised bylaws Elected Park, Jae Hwang as the 9th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Elected Hwang, Sung Oh as the chairman.

2007

Elected Lim, Kyoung Soo as the chairman of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.

2006

Revised bylaws
Elected Youn, Yeo Kyu as the 8th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
President Youn, Yeo Kyu and Chairman Lim, Kyoung Soo assumed offices.

2005

Established transfer information network for emergency patients and emergency room
monitoring system to prevent bio-terrors.

2004

Produced core contents for specialist traning.
Standardization of emergency medicine information.
Elected Hong, Yun Sik as the 7th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
President Hong, Yun Sik and Chairman Lee, Geun assumed offices.

2003

Operation of emergency medicine fund.
Establishment of emergency medicine information system.
Supplement of legal enforcement ordinances and regulations related to emergency medicine.
Established emergency room monitoring system to prepare for the World Cup.

2002

Improvement of quality index for emergency medicine
Elected Kim, Hong Yong as the 6th president of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
President Kim, Hong Yong and Chairman Lee, Han Sik assumed offices.

2001

Promoted establishment of Korea Recovery Medicine Research Society.
Started production of the society's web site.

2000
Founded in 1989,
We will try to make the 30 years of Korean Emergency Society's footsteps
become the history of tomorrow.

Takeoff / the society's 10th anniversary project.

1999

Installation of textbook compilation committee.
Held an international symposium.

1998

Elected Ji, Hun Sang as the 5th president.
Published management evaluation reports about emergency medicine system.

1997

Executed the 1st specialist exam
Organized executive directors.
Joined Korean Academy of Medical Science as a regular member society.

1996

Approved emergency medicine as a special major.
Formed social consensus on importance of emergency medicine.

1995

Announced laws related to emergency medicine.
Executed disaster drills.

1994

Elected Kim, Se Kyung as the 3rd president.
Started cultivation of emergency medical technicians.

1993

Held public hearing about emergency medicine becoming a new special major.
Joined Korean Academy of Medical Science as an associate member society.

1992

Establishment of of emergency medicine system.
Created training regulations for emergency medicine.

1991

Published the 1st issue of the "The Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine."
Started to prepare establishment of emergency medicine system.

1990

Foundation of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine.
Appointed Hwang, eui ho as the first president.

1989

Beginning of emergency medicine.
Established the first emergency medicine department.

Before the foundation