(1)Father Lee Tae-seok’s two students of South Sudan became Korean doctors
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(3)Reporter Jeong In-sun, TALK
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(5)Thomas Thaban Akot left and John Mayen Reuben from South Sudan, Africa, the late Father Lee Tae-seok’s disciples, took a commemorative photo in front of Father Lee Tae-seok’s bust during a clinical practice at Pusan National University Hospital in 2016 Inje University Paik Hospital’s website Galmuri
(6)Two men who came to Korea at the recommendation of Father Lee Tae-seok, who died in 2010 after practicing medicine in South Sudan, Africa, which had long been struggling with war and hunger, finally passed the qualification examination for Korean professionals
(7)Inje University Paik Hospital announced on the 23rd that among 2,727 people who passed the 67th specialist qualification exam in 2024, Thomas Taban Akot and John Mayen Ruben from Tonj, South Sudan, who have dreamed of becoming doctors at the recommendation of Father Lee Tae-seok
(8)Akot and Ruben are said to have become doctors in Korea at the recommendation of Father Lee Tae-seok They came to Korea to study in 2009 with the help of the Sudanese Children’s Scholarship Association, and shortly after that, the priest passed away from colon cancer in 2010. The two became doctors and devoted themselves to studying more to continue the priest’s will, and in 2012, they entered the medical school of Inje University, the priest’s alma mater
(9)Late Father Lee Tae-seok, Yonhap News
(10)Learning medicine and Korean together was not easy Akot and Ruben, who studied at Inje University with full tuition and dormitory fees supported by scholarships, passed the 83rd and 84th national examinations, respectively, and became doctors. Afterwards, Akot completed intern training at Inje University Busan Paik Hospital. Akot passed the specialist examination after undergoing resident training at Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital’s internal medicine department
(11)The two thanked Father Lee Tae-seok for knowing the country of Korea and being able to become a doctor through medical studies. “I was also able to achieve good results thanks to the staff of Inje University Paik Hospital who helped me to train my major without any difficulties.”
(12)The two chose surgery and internal medicine, respectively, to return to South Sudan for medical work After years of civil war in South Sudan, many are not guaranteed sufficient medical care
(13)”In South Sudan, there are not enough surgeons to die because even simple acute appendicitis or hemangiitis cannot be operated quickly,” Akot said. “I chose surgery to help them a little.” Ruben also said, “I have seen many people suffer from civil war since childhood and have not been able to receive medical treatment in an environment where there is no doctor,” adding, “Most of them have internal medical conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and infectious diseases, so I chose internal medicine.”
(14)Akot will continue his fellowship course at Sanggye Paik Hospital to gain more experience as a surgeon. Ruben will also return to South Sudan after completing his fellowship course at Busan Paik Hospital to train junior doctors with medical treatment
(15)The story of the late priest Lee Tae-seok was widely known through his 2010 documentary film Don’t Cry Tones a film still cut
(16)Father Lee Tae-seok graduated from Inje University Medical School in 1987 and became a doctor. After that, he decided to become a Catholic priest
(17)After becoming a priest, he moved to Tonj, a remote village in South Sudan, Africa, in 2001
(18)A built a 12-bed hospital and a school dormitory At that time, South Sudan was still in a period when the civil war was not over
(19)Father Lee, who was engaged in relief medical missionary work, died of colon cancer in 2010 when he was 48 This priest
(20)In the same year, his story was widely known through the documentary film Don’t Cry Tones
(21)Reporter Jeong In-sun, ren hanicokr
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