Yuhan said on the 16th that it held the 59th Yuhan Medicine Award ceremony. The Yuhan Medicine Award was established in 1967 to encourage research by medical scientists. It is the oldest medical award in Korea.
The grand prize went to Professor Kim Won of the Department of Internal Medicine at SNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center. Professor Kim established a foundation for personalized diagnosis for patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease.
The Young Medical Scientist Award went to Associate Professor Yu Seung-chan of the Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics at Yonsei University College of Medicine and Assistant Professor An Yu-ra of the Department of Radiology at Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Associate Professor Yu researched the prevention of atrial fibrillation, and Assistant Professor An researched sublobar lung resection for patients suspected of having lung cancer.
The Yuhan Medicine Award is organized by the Seoul Medical Association (SMA) and sponsored by Yuhan. The grand prize carries a 50 million won award, and the Young Medical Scientist Award carries 15 million won. Yuhan President Kim Yeol-hong said, "I hope researchers' passion will lead to advances in medicine."