Ten Russian healthcare providers receive training at 8 hospitals in Gyeonggi for 4 weeks

◇ Gyeonggi Province invited ten healthcare providers from Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk to participate in a clinical training program in advanced medical technologies at eight hospitals within the province from May 26 to June 21. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News

Gyeonggi Province’s Global Healthcare Academy received healthcare providers from Primorsky Krai (Vladivostok) and Khabarovsk in Russia.

From May 26 to June 21, the province hosted ten Russian healthcare providers (6 from Primorsky Krai and 4 from Khabarovsk) for a clinical training program in advanced medical technologies at eight hospitals within the province (Catholic University St. Vincent’s Hospital, Catholic University Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital, Lee Chun Tek Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital, Myongji Hospital, Sejong General Hospital, Danwon Hospital, and Hando Hospital).

Recommended by relevant ministries in Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk, the trainees are specialists in surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, and cardiovascular surgery from Vladivostok Regional Hospital #1, Vladivostok City Hospital #2, and the Khabarovsk Cancer Center.

They learned and experienced outstanding Korean medical technologies based on IT during their training period.

The Global Healthcare Academy is a key project for the sharing of medical knowledge, the establishment of international networks, and the expansion of the medical industry overseas. Healthcare providers who receive training will act as key players in promoting Gyeonggi Province’s medical technologies in diverse ways.

Most training programs in Korea are conducted through autonomous hospital exchange projects or by personal invitation from professors. Among local governments, Gyeonggi Province has taken the initiative in promoting medical training program.

Starting with 16 healthcare providers from Khabarovsk in 2011, the province has carried out this program for a total of 256 healthcare providers from Kazakhstan, Malawi, Mongolia and China thus far.

The province has been cooperating with Khabarovsk of Russia since the signing of an agreement on medical cooperation in 2011. Over 60 medical trainees were invited from Khabarovsk to receive medical training in Gyeonggi Province.

“As a leading local government for ‘Medical Korea,’ we will join forces to propel various global medical cooperation projects so that Gyeonggi Province’s Global Infinite Care and Shared Medical Service can be disseminated throughout all of Russia,” said Lee Han-kyoung, Director General of Gyeonggi Province’s Health & Welfare Bureau.

According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a total of 25,673 overseas patients visited Gyeonggi Province in 2013, which is more than double the number of visitors in 2009 (11,563).

ⓒGyeonggi G-News | Chun Kyung-nam ckn0403@kg21.net 

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