kyungpook national university school of medicine kyungpook national university school of medicine kyungpook national university school of medicine (commonly referred to as knu med or knu school of medicine) is the medical school of kyungpook national university in daegu, south korea. founded in 1923, it is the second-oldest medical school in south korea after yonsei university college of medicine. it is considered as one of the most prestigious medical school in south korea. knu med offers the md, md-phd, msc and phd degrees in medicine. each class in the four-year md program has approximately 110 students. knu school of medicineformer namesdaegu medical collegetypenationalestablished1923academic staff212students655448 md12 md-phd111 ms96 phdlocationdaegu, south koreacampusurbanwebsitemed.knu.ac.kr kyungpook national university school of medicinekyungpook national university hospitalkorean namehangul경북대학교 의학전문대학원hanja慶北大學校 醫學專門大學院revised romanizationgyeongbuk daehakgyo uihak jeonmun daehakwonmccune–reischauerkyŏngpuk taehakgyo ŭihak chŏnmun taehagwŏn history knu school of medicine officially traces its origins to daegu medical academy affiliated with daegu charity hospital in 1923, making it the second-oldest medical school in south korea. the school was renamed the knu school of medicine in 1951. academics degree programs degree programs offered by knu school of medicine: doctor of medicine (md) md-phd master of science (ms) doctor of philosophy (phd) curriculum knu school of medicine curriculum year 1 introduction to medicine normal and abnormal human biology 1 anatomy and histology embryology biochemistry and cell biology physiology and biophysics normal and abnormal human biology 2 neuroscience immunology and microbiology pathology human genetics pharmacology epidemiology elective seminar year 2 pathophysiology of diseases 1 laboratory medicine and medical imaging clinical oncology infectious diseases endocrine and metabolic disorders hematologic disorders psychiatry neuroscience disorders of the respiratory system allergic disorders cardioangiology doctor-patient relationship pathophysiology of diseases 2 disorders of the kidney and urinary system disorders of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system emergency medicine surgery, anesthesiology and pain medicine maternal-fetal medicine gynecology growth, development and aging community medicine dermatology, ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology clinical medicine year 3 core clerkship 1 core clerkship 2 biomedical ethics occupational and environmental medicine legal medicine medical informatics biomedical engineering research methodology in medical science year 4 elective courses and review of medical science affiliated hospital clerkship social service clinicopathologic conference healthcare management medical legislation hospital management thanatology medical education medical nutrition medical statistics programs