Licenses & Certifications
  • Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners
  • ECFMG Certified, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
  • Board Certified in Family Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
  • Medical Doctor, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea 
Credentials & Professional Honors
  • Aoyama Kita Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007
  • Outstanding Research Award, MSD/Korean Academy of Family Medicine, Korea, 2005
  • Appreciation, Geriatric Education and Training Center, Harvard Medical School, 2005
  • Honorary Award, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, 2005
  • UN Medal, MINURSO, UN PKO, 1997 
Professional Affiliations
  • American Public Health Association—APHA (member)
  • Global Family Doctor—WONCA (member)
  • International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research—ISPOR (member)
  • Global Health Council (member)
  • Korean Academy of Family Medicine – Executive Committee, December 2003–December 2005
  • General Affairs, Korean Academy of Travel Medicine –Director, November 2003–June 2006
  • Board Certification Examination Committee, Korean Academy of Family Medicine – Committee member, December 2001–June 2006
Education & Training

  • Resident Physician, Korea University Medical Center, 1992-1995
  • Army Captain and Military Doctor, Korean Army, Korea, 1995–1998 
  • M.D., College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea, 1991 
  • Ph.D., Medical Science, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea, 1999 
  • M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2008 
  • M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, 2008