Hyuk Jin Choi
Seoul, South KoreaDoctor's speciality:
Ophthalmologist
About the doctor
Experience
24 years
Professional interests: cataract in adults and children, keratitis, corneal transplantation, conjunctivitis, scleritis, dry eye syndrome, keratoconus, pterygium, refractive surgery
Education
1994-2000 – Doctor of Medicine degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
2003-2005 – Master of Science degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
2008-2011 – Ph.D. degree, College of Medicine, Seoul National University
In Korea, medical education is structured so that after obtaining a basic medical degree, a doctor can immediately enter a doctoral program (PhD), bypassing a master’s degree. This is due to the emphasis on scientific research in medicine, and such a sequence of degrees is not an error but a feature of the educational system.