Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Medicine (Uihakgwa), physician-entry degree program
Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine · Gangneung, South Korea
의학과(의예과)
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Medicine (Uihakgwa), physician-entry degree program Source: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Catholic Kwandong University
- Faculty / school
- Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine
- Campus
- Gangneung
- Country
- South Korea
- Entry route
- Not verified
Program structure
- Duration
- Not verified
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Entrance examination · RequiredA CSAT minimum-grade standard (수능최저학력기준) applies to medicine and nursing onlySource: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
- Residency restriction · Required · Domestic applicantsRegional doctor track: 6 places split across six Gangwon care regions, CSAT top-3 grade sum within 7Source: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- CSAT (대학수학능력시험) minimum grades — RequiredMinimum-grade standard applies to medicine; thresholds differ by trackSource: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
- Early (수시) admission application period · 2027 entrySeptember 11, 2026PassedSource: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
Tuition and fees
Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Scholarships and funding
- 지역의사선발전형 (regional doctor track) study support — Admission fee, tuition, textbooks and dormitory costs supported by national and local government
Eligibility: Students admitted through the regional doctor track; licence on condition of 10 years' service in a designated region after graduation
Duration: 10 years of service
Award basis not verified
Source: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
Clinical training
International St. Mary's Hospital (국제성모병원) — Teaching hospital
Incheon
Published affiliation (not a placement guarantee)
Described as the university hospital, located in Seo-gu, Incheon
Source: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026- A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.
Recognition and accreditation
National authorization or recognition
Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.
Not verified yet
Institutional accreditation
Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.
Not verified yet
Medical-program accreditation
Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.
Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (한국의학교육평가원) Active
Scope: 의학과(의예과) medical education accreditation, 2-year term
From March 1, 2025 until February 28, 2027
Two-year accreditation (25.3 – 27.2) as stated in the university's 2027 admissions guide
Source: ipsi.cku.ac.kr · verified October 13, 2026
Directory listing
An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.
No directory reference recorded
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ECFMG Sponsor Notes
No ECFMG Sponsor Note recorded. ECFMG does not accredit schools; a Sponsor Note describes ECFMG's own requirements for graduates of particular years. Check the WDOMS profile of the school for current wording. Sponsor Notes explained
Sources and verification
- https://ipsi.cku.ac.kr/pdfView/iphak/6/fileDownload.do · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026