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Research of the Month, January, 2024. Safety and efficacy of a novel anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell product targeting a membrane-proximal domain of CD19 with fast on- and off-rates against non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a first-in-human study

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Hospital staff take the escalators at a hospital in Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Hospital staff take the escalators at a hospital in Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

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A person looks at the banners of private cram schools in Mok-dong of Yangcheon District, western Seoul, recruiting students interested in applying to medical schools, on Feb. 8. [YONHAP]

A person looks at the banners of private cram schools in Mok-dong of Yangcheon District, western Seoul, recruiting students interested in applying to medical schools, on Feb. 8. [YONHAP]

PPP of salaried doctors among OECD member countries [YOO YOUNG-RAE]

PPP of salaried doctors among OECD member countries [YOO YOUNG-RAE]

A mother takes notes at a briefing session held at Jongro Academy in southern Seoul on Feb. 7 about admissions to medical schools following the expanded enrolment quota. [YONHAP]

A mother takes notes at a briefing session held at Jongro Academy in southern Seoul on Feb. 7 about admissions to medical schools following the expanded enrolment quota. [YONHAP]

A person on Tuesday walks past an advertisement for a private cram school in southern Seoul recruiting students from elementary to high school to attend classes for medical school admission. [NEWS1]

A person on Tuesday walks past an advertisement for a private cram school in southern Seoul recruiting students from elementary to high school to attend classes for medical school admission. [NEWS1]

Doctors protest the government's decision regarding the medical school quota hike in front of the provincial office of Jeju Island on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Doctors protest the government's decision regarding the medical school quota hike in front of the provincial office of Jeju Island on Thursday. [YONHAP]

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  1. Seoul National University College of Medicine

    Reaching Beyond Korea to. Become the Leading Medical School in the World. SNUCM NEWS. 2022 ... 2021 Webinar for Medical Education during Covid-19 in East Asia. 2021

  2. [WHY] What's the big deal with becoming a doctor in Korea?

    According to the Education Ministry’s Higher Education in Korea website, the number of first year students dropping out of Seoul National University (SNU), the country’s top university, has been steadily increasing over the past few years. Last year, 5.5 percent of accepted first year students dropped out of SNU, up from 3.6 percent in 2021.

  3. How to Become a Medical Doctor in Korea (Step by Step)

    As one of the premier medical schools in the country, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine recently played a pivotal role in developing a new medical curriculum, which began in the early 1990s and has since become the norm for medical education in Korea.