The College of Medicine (Dean Im Seok-tae) signed an agreement with the Choi Myeong-su Psychiatric Clinic (Director Choi Myeong-su, alumnus of the College of Medicine, Class 22) to operate a mental health promotion program.

On the 22nd at 1:00 p.m., the College of Medicine held an official signing ceremony in the dean's office attended by Dean Im Seok-tae and Director Choi Myeong-su, among others.

Under the agreement, Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) College of Medicine plans to provide consultation and other support to the Choi Myeong-su Psychiatric Clinic to help activate mental health promotion programs.

In addition, the Choi Myeong-su Psychiatric Clinic will contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of medical education by providing lectures on mental health promotion and, at the request of the JBNU College of Medicine, offering student stress assessment tests and tailored counseling.

At the signing ceremony, Kwon Geun-sang, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Medicine, and Jeong Yeon-jun, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, attended and engaged in active practical discussions on operating the mental health promotion program.

Meanwhile, JBNU College of Medicine has been operating counseling and mental health promotion programs to detect and address students' mental health issues early and thereby enhance the effectiveness of medical education. In addition to an on-campus student counseling office, the JBNU Happy Dream Center and the Department of Psychiatry at Jeonbuk National University Hospital, the College has maintained a partnership with the Mam Psychiatric Clinic (Director Jo Hong-cheol) since 2014 to support students who wish to receive treatment.