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Designation : Institute of Korean Medicine Education and Evaluation (IKMEE)
President : Tae Han Yook (2021-Present)
Founded in: 2005
Location : Office # 304, Heonjun-ro 91, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
Two full-time Officers
Legal Status : Private evaluation institution/Incorporated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Finance : Governmental subsidies, evaluation & accreditation fee, and financial share by relevant organizations Evaluates 12 schools of Korean Medicine nationwide (including graduate schools)
Designated as evaluation & accreditation institution for KM education on May 20, 2021 by the Ministry of Education

History (including background of establishment)

2023
- 11.11
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany Univ. (4-year full-accreditation), Sangji Univ. (4-year full-accreditation), Woosuk Univ. (4-year full-accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Gachon Univ. (4-year full-accreditation maintenance), Dongguk Univ. (4-year full-accreditation maintenance), Pusan Nat’l Univ. (6-year full-accreditation maintenance), Wonkwang Univ. (4-year full-accreditation maintenance)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Univ. (temporary accreditation maintenance), Semyung Univ. (recommendation for improvement)
- 10.06-08
  - Co-hosted International Academic Conference ISAMS
- 07.03
  - Launched online evaluation & accreditation system (ekmea)
- 02.06
  - Revised and published the Handbook of Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2022 (KAS2022)
- 01.01
  - Reappointment of Director Yook Tae-Han
2022
- 11.19
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. (2-year conditional accreditation)
  - Re-evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui Univ. (remaining 2-year accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Dongsin Univ. (4-year full-accreditation maintenance), Semyung Univ. (6-year full-accreditation maintenance)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Univ. (6-year full-accreditation maintenance), Sangji Univ. (temporary accreditation maintenance)
- 03.03
  - Published the Handbook of Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2022 (KAS2022)
2021
- 12.30
  - Published the Handbook of Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2022 (KAS2022)
- 12.28
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Gachon Univ., Dongguk Univ., Wonkwang Univ. (4-year full-accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany Univ., Sangji Univ., Woosuk Univ. (accreditation maintenance)
- 12.07
  - Public hearing for the revised Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2021-2025 (KAS2021)
- 05.11
  - Inauguration of Director Yook Tae-Han
- 02.19
  - Re-designation as a recognized evaluation & accreditation institution by the Ministry of Education (5-year term)
2020
- 11.28
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Univ., Pusan Nat’l Univ. Graduate School of Korean Medicine (6-year full-accreditation), Dongsin Univ. (4-year full-accreditation), Dong-eui Univ. (2-year conditional accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. (accreditation maintenance)
- 01.01
  - Reappointment of Director Shin Sang-Woo
2019
- 12.20
  - Published the Handbook of Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2021-2025 (KAS2021)
- 11.16
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany Univ., Sangji Univ., Woosuk Univ. (4-year full-accreditation), Semyung Univ. (6-year full-accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Gachon Univ., Dongguk Univ., Wonkwang Univ. (accreditation maintenance)
- 06.27
  - Public hearing for the Korean Medicine Education Accreditation Standards 2021-2025 (KAS2021)
2018
- 12.07
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. (4-year full-accreditation)
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon Univ., Dong-eui Univ., Dongsin Univ., Pusan Nat’l Univ. Graduate School of Korean Medicine (accreditation maintenance)
- 07.01
  - Inauguration of Director Shin Sang-Woo
- 05.20
  - Re-designation as a recognized evaluation & accreditation institution by the Ministry of Education
2017
- 12.22
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang Univ. (4-year full-accreditation)
  - Re-evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Gachon Univ. (5-year full-accreditation), Sangji Univ. (3-year accreditation)
- 04.26
  - Published the Handbook of the 2nd Cycle Korean Medicine Education Evaluation & Accreditation
- 03.02
  - Accorded temporary accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Gachon Univ., Sangji Univ. (1-year)
- 02.08
  - Monitoring evaluation completed for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ., Daegu Haany Univ., Semyung Univ. (accreditation maintenance)
- 01.23
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk Univ. (5-year full-accreditation), Woosuk Univ. (3-year accreditation)
- 01.01
  - Reappointment of Director Sohn In-Chul
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk Univ. (5-year full-accreditation), Woosuk Univ(3-year accreditation), Gachon Univ., & Sanggi Univ.(1-year temporary accreditation)
2016
- 05.20
  - Designated as evaluation & accreditation institution for KM education on May 20, 2016, by the Ministry of Education
- 01.01
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Deajeon Univ. Pusan Nat’l Univ. Dong-eui Univ. Dongsin Univ. (5-year accreditation)
2015
- 01.01
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Deagu Haany Univ. & Semyung Univ. (5-year accreditation)
2014
- 02.17
  - Inauguration of the new director, Prof. Sohn In Chul (currently at College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang Univ., current president of the Association of TBJ Balancing Medicine, and former vice president of the Society of Korean Medicine)
- 01.01
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ. (5-year accreditation))
2013
- 01.01
  - Accorded evaluation & accreditation for College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang Univ. (5-year accreditation)
2012
- 10.31
  - Study into improvement of national Korean Medicine Personnel licensing exam subjects
2011
- 06.02
  - Complemented evaluation & accreditation standards and detailed guidelines
- 02.19
  - Inauguration of the new director, Prof. Park Dong Seok (currently at College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ., former director of Kyung Hee Univ. Hospital at Gangdong, and former president of the Society of Korean Medicine)
2010
- 11.01
  - Completed reserve evaluation & accreditation for Graduate School of Korean Medicine, Pusan Nat’l Univ. (3-year accreditation)
2009
- 10.01
  - Complemented standards of Colleges of Korean Medicine evaluation & accreditation and produced booklet on current status of education
- 01.01
  - Establishment of rules and standards for evaluation and accreditation(General and special graduate school)
2008
- 08.26
  - Research on current condition of Korean medical treatment
- 02.01
  - Development of evaluation and accreditation standards for Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic field
  - Evaluation of Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic field (with the Korean Council for University Education)
- 01.03
  - Reappointment of Ahn Gyu Seok, the first director
2007
- 12.27
  - Development of medical handbooks for Korean Medical specialists
- 03.05
  - Research into amendment of 'Specialized Doctor of Korean Medicine’ system
- 02.14
  - Amendment of Colleges of Korean Medicine's academic goals (basic and clinical)
- 02.01
  - Preparation of evaluation of Korean Medicine education in colleges of Korean Medicine
2006
- 09.05
  - Reappointment of Ahn Gyu Seok, the first director
2005
- 07.06
  - Registration of the Foundation
- 06.23
  - Approval of the Foundation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- 02.02
  - Election of the first director, Ahn Gyu Seok (former dean of College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee Univ.)
2004
- 10.07
  - (A tentative name) The first general meeting of Foundation of 'Korean Medical Education Evaluation’