Lee to head merged Gachon University

Lee Gil-ya, former doctor and founder of a medical foundation, was appointed president of Gachon University on Thursday.

Lee, 81, became the inaugural president of the university established by merging Gachon Medical and Science University and Kyungwon University.

Lee is known as a pioneer in medicine, becoming a doctor in 1957 when female doctors were rare, and later founding the Gil Medical Foundation, which later established Gachon University of Medicine in 1998.

Lee has also been an active social worker. She was president of the Gachon Cultural Foundation, president of the Social Welfare Foundation of Find Life and the honorary president of Gachon Michoohall Youth Volunteer Group.

Her inauguration ceremony will be held at Gachon University on March 6.

By Lee Woo-young  (wylee@heraldcorp.com)