Korean J Crit Care Med.  2009 Dec;24(3):117-123. 10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.117.

The Subspecialty Certification for Critical Care Medicine in Korea

• Kim DC

• KMID: 2228299
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2009.24.3.117

Abstract

The Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine (KSCCM) has introduced the Subspecialty System for Critical Care Medicine in Korea under the auspices of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS) in March 2008. Nine medical societies that included the Korean Association of Internal Medicine, the Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, the Korean Society of Anesthesiology, the Korean Neurological Association, the Korean Neurosurgical Society, the Korean Surgical Society, the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine, the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Korean Pediatric Society participated to the new critical care subspecialty. The Board of Critical Care should be certified again every 5 year after achieving the required qualification by the KSCCM. This paper summarizes the Subspecialty Certification System for Critical Care Medicine in Korea.

Keyword

certification; critical care medicine; intensivist; Korea; subspecialty

MeSH Terms

Anesthesiology
Certification
Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Korea
Societies, Medical
Tuberculosis