The 15th alumni of YU College of Medicine held an alma mater visit event to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Admission

Donation of KRW 20 million as alumni association development fund and scholarship fund

Positioning of the 30th Anniversary of Admission as the tradition of YU College of Medicine

[May 23, 2023]

<From the left, President SHIN Kyung-chul of YU Hospital, Chairman HWANG Hong-seok of the 15th Alumni Association Preparation Committee, Dean KIM Seong-ho of College of Medicine, President CHOI Oe-chool, Director KIM Jong-yeon of Medical Center, and Chairman KIM Min-su of the 15th Alumni Association>

This year, as always, alumni of YU (President CHOI Oe-chool) College of Medicine donated KRW 100 million to their alma master as development fund. The 15th Alumni Association of YU College of Medicine gathered their will for development of their alma master and juniors in commemoration of their 30th anniversary of admission.

 The donation of development funds by YU College of Medicine has become a tradition of the department and continues every year. Every year around this time, they hold an alma mater visit day event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their admission and donate alma mater development fund, alumni association development fund, and scholarship fund. From the 1st to the 15th alumni meeting, there has been not an omission. 

 The alma master visit event in commemoration of their 30th anniversary of admission was held on May 13th at YU College of Medicine and President CHOI Oe-chool of YU, Vice-President and Director KIM Jong-yeon of Medicine and College of Medicine, respectively, Dean KIM Seong-ho of College of Medicine, President SHIN Kyung-chul of YU Hospital, Director LIM Seong-woo of External Relations, Chairman SAGONG Jeong-gyu of Alumni Association of College of Medicine, and students of College of Medicine as well as the 15th alumni appended the event.

 In the event, the 15th alumni association of College of Medicine donated KRW 100 million as school development fund and separately delivered KRW 20 million as development fund for the alumni association of College of Medicine and as scholarship fund. 

 Chairman HWANG Hong-seok of the 15th Alumni Association prepared the alma mater visit event and said, “It is a new feeling to visit the campus again with my classmates who entered YU College of Medicine 30 years ago with the dream of becoming medical professionals. We inherited the tradition that has been passed down since episode 1 and came together to support the development of our alma mater and our juniors.”

 President CHOI Oe-chool said, “I am proud and always grateful for the alumni’s efforts to cultivate younger students and develop the medical field. · We will provide unsparing support to make a leading college in the health and medical industry through comprehensive education and research. We ask for your support and interest in the future.”