Konkuk University, Dongguk University, and Hallym University medical schools received deferred nonaccreditation in the medical education accreditation by the Korea Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE). Jeonbuk National University received a provisional deferred nonaccreditation and has requested a reassessment.
On the 23rd, KIMEE announced the results of the evaluation of the major changes plan for the 2025 second-year medical education accreditation, which included this information. The evaluation covered 30 medical schools nationwide, including CHA University Graduate School of Medicine.
The remaining 26 schools, excluding Konkuk University, Dongguk University, Hallym University, and Jeonbuk National University, maintained accreditation. In the first-year evaluation in 2025, the University of Ulsan, Wonkwang University, and Chungbuk National University had received deferred nonaccreditation, which was lifted this time.
KIMEE's accreditation types are broadly divided into accreditation and nonaccreditation. Deferred nonaccreditation allows the existing accreditation status to be maintained during a one-year grace period. However, if nonaccreditation is decided again in the reevaluation conducted a year later, administrative disadvantages such as suspension of new student admissions will follow.
The deferred nonaccreditation period for Konkuk University, Dongguk University, and Hallym University runs from Mar. 1 this year to Feb. 28 next year.
According to the Ministry of Education, Konkuk University was told it needs to make more efforts to secure full-time faculty in the departments of surgery, pediatrics, and emergency medicine at Chungju Hospital. Dongguk University has not secured a full-time faculty member (one) in pathology among its basic medical science faculty, and its efforts to secure full-time clinical faculty at the Gyeongju campus were deemed insufficient. Hallym University also has not secured a full-time faculty member (one) in parasitology among its basic medical science faculty.
At Jeonbuk National University, the absence of a full-time faculty member (one) in family medicine and the lack of classrooms to accommodate students in the classes of '24 and '25 were cited. However, as Jeonbuk National University has requested a reassessment, the final result will be announced separately after the reassessment process concludes.
Currently, medical schools nationwide must receive regular accreditation from KIMEE on a two-, four-, or six-year cycle. They must also undergo a separate evaluation when a major change occurs that could significantly affect the medical education environment, such as increasing the admission quota by 10% or more.