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New dynamic currency conversion payment system for foreigners introduced
Asan Medical Center mobile homepage launched
World record set by AMC Organ Transplantation Center for highest volume of liver and kidney transplants
AMC awarded by Ministry of Health & Welfare as outstanding institution for attracting foreign patients to Korea
Employee volunteer group launched to promote systematic ongoing volunteer work
Upsurge of foreign visitors coming to AMC for benchmarking facilities and systems noted
Birth of Superstar AMC
23rd Asan Awards Ceremony held
Patient care agreement signed with Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), United Arab Emirates
Operating budget for Pyung-Chul Min Training Fund increased to 15 billion KRW (over $13 million US)
Mongolian Medal of Honor awarded to AMC liver transplantation team by Mongolia's Minister of Health
Domestic record set for highest volume of cancer surgeries and organ transplants in Korea
Clinical trial agreement signed with major global contract research organization Quintiles Transnational
QR code service started at AMC Children's Hospital
Social network service (SNS) guidelines established
Joint research agreement entered with Hyundai Heavy Industries for collaborative development of medical robots
Pro bono surgeries performed for 7 Cambodian children with congenital heart disease
Two joint research centers launched, including IPK-AMC Discovery Center with Institut Pasteur Korea and Asan Center for Cancer Genome Discovery (CCGD) in collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Comprehensive clinical trial agreement signed with global healthcare company Sanofi-Aventis
Global bio-cluster ASAN Institute for Life Sciences officially opened
Asan Heart Institute, heart disease prevention and rehabilitation program received an international certification award by AACVPR
Mongolia's first living-donor liver transplant performed by AMC liver transplantation team
Indicator of patient willingness to return to AMC rose
Symposium held to celebrate opening of Radiosurgery Center
Websites of AMC Children's Hospital and AMC Health Promotion Center redesigned
Web-based service activated for online patient-mediated lookup and payment of hospital expenses
Online medical information exchange program started with Ulsan University Hospital
Upgraded Asan-net groupware deployed
Top ranking in Korea announced for articles published in prestigious international journals
Mongolia's Minister of Health and director of National Central Hospital of Mongolia (NCHM) visited AMC
Adaptive communication service started for visually- and hearing-impaired individuals
Baseline assessment conducted by JCI in preparation for global standards accreditation
Asan Medical Center opens a Facebook page
Opened the Cyberknife Center
A group of health and medical practitioners from the State of Qatar, including Health Service Minister
Awarded the Grand Prize in 'Customer Satisfaction and Brand Evaluation Awards'
A group of medical professionals led by the president of Ho Chi Minh City Medical School visited our Medical Center
Hosted the 7th Asan-Harvard international symposium
DNA Lap acquired A-rank in evaluation of diagnostic accuracy
Provided medical information through the portal website 'Daum', commenced the service of providing health video clips through Brand Pot
Department of Radiation Oncology and UCSD hosted a joint symposium
Selected by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as an excellent medical institution in attracting foreign patients
Commenced the program of 'Free Medical Service Tour around My Hometown'
Successfully hosted 'Drawing Competition with the Theme of Love' in celebration of Children's Day
Hosted Hanmaeum Singing Contest Superstar AMC
'Success Story of Asan Medical Center' selected as a teaching material in medical school education
Hosted an international academic conference regarding Coronary Artery Intervention
Director of medical education in King Saud Medical School visited our Medical Center
Acquired an accreditation in evaluation of medical institutions by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Hosted an international symposium with regard to chronic obstructive airway disease
Selected the first-round group of trainees to be dispatched overseas backed by Byung Cheol Min Funds
Participated in International Cancer Expo
Liver Center hosted symposium in celebration of opening the center
Institute for Innovative Cancer Research hosted an international symposium
A group of medical practitioners led by the vice president of Phnom Penh Medical School, Cambodia visited
Ranked the 1st in 'Most Admired Hospital Awards' for five years consecutively
Launched multiple smartphone applications
Commenced exchange of medical information with eight affiliated hospitals under the management of Medical Center
Medical Service Team visited Cambodia for on-site volunteer medical services
Opened Medical Genetics Center
Seong-Wook Park inaugurated as new hospital director
