Pesident's Message

Our Society traces its origins to February 2000, when eleven rehabilitation medicine specialists first came together out of a shared dedication to pediatric rehabilitation. That gathering led to the formal launch of the Korean Society of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine in 2005 and—reflecting both the demands of clinical pediatric rehabilitation and its inseparable link with developmental medicine—the Society was subsequently renamed to its present form.

Each year, our Society delivers high-quality educational programs—academic congresses, training and review courses, and hands-on workshops—attended by many specialists, residents, and therapists. Through these efforts we lead pediatric rehabilitation as an academic discipline in Korea and advance evidence-based practice. We have also published field-defining texts, including Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (now in its third edition) and the Gross Motor Function Measure manual, 2nd edition (Korean GMFM). Building on this foundation, we have committed ourselves to training highly skilled pediatric rehabilitation specialists and certified therapists through our specialty curriculum. Our Society has likewise offered expert perspectives to national health policy through a range of research activities.

Together with Chair Seung Hoon Han and the new executive board of this 12th term, I am committed to ensuring that our Society meets the needs of our time: making high-quality pediatric rehabilitation achievable anywhere in the country, and helping children who have—or are at risk of—disability secure the best possible clinical outcomes.

We will continue, without pause, to keep our experts at the forefront of insight in pediatric rehabilitation and development, to educate the next generation, and to take part in shaping health policy. Honoring the domestic and international standing and networks so devotedly built by past boards, we will work to ensure that our Society plays a meaningful role in advancing the health of our nation.

I warmly encourage all members to visit this website often and to engage in active communication and exchange among one another. With your continued interest and support, I trust that we will all grow together.

Thank you.