On November 15, 2014, celebrating its foundation, Korean UK Medical Association (KUMA) opened an anniversary conference for the first time at Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College London, UK.

 

It was a one-day conference with inspiring and informative sessions which contained various topics including NHS healthcare system, lectures on procurement processes, working abroad, financial management tips, specialty applications, British Medical Association, etc. Opening statements were made by Dr. Hyunick Kim, the President of KUMA and many other significant individuals in healthcare industry from all across Europe including Professor Dae Kim, St. George’s Hospital London, Professor Kei Cho, University of Bristol, Professor Andrew Levy, University of Bristol, Dr. Soo-Hyun Kim, St. George’s, University of London, Dr. Yealin Chung, University of Bristol, Dr. Leehyok Woo, South Bucks CAMHS, Professor Colin Dayan, Cardiff University, Dr. Joonsoo Ha, KUMA, Dr. Hyunmi Park, KUMA Professional Development Officer, Dr. Johan Semby, Ophthalmologist from Sweden, Dr. Silvia Lee, Internal Medicine from Austria, Dr. David Kim, Urologist from Spain, Dr. Carol Moon from KUMA, and Dr. Elizabeth Lee from British Medical Association continued on providing great lectures.

 

WKMO supported the regional association KUMA as a sponsor. Dr. Chul S. Hyun, WKMO president, attended the event and presented a talk entitled ‘WKMO: Mission and Goals’. He discussed the role of WKMO in establishing global network for Korean physicians. He also spoke about the upcoming WKMO Europe Forum to be held in London on March 21, 2015.

 

About 100 people from medical institutions, research institutions and universities attended this event and discussed about UK healthcare system and ways to draw up a plan to enhance network in order for global cooperation. According to KUMA, there are about 100 Korean physicians in UK, and this number is expected to grow as there is an increasing number of Korean medical students. Hence this conference was truly an epic event in the history of Korean-UK community.

 

The conference was followed by a Gala Dinner at Savora Rembrant Hotel where all the attendees came to celebrate the first KUMA Conference. During the gala, Dr. Chul S. Hyun delivered a special award to Dr. Hyunick Kim, President of KUMA in recognition of KUMA’s service and commitment to WKMO. Both events were sponsored by WKMO and KHIDI-UK.