| Greetings from KASL
President Dear Colleagues:
It is with great excitement
and humility that I take on the responsibility
of serving as the sixth president of the
Korean Association for the Study
of the Liver (KASL). For the following
two years, the newly elected KASL governing
board and I will work to make the KASL more
forward-looking and responsive to the need
of all of its members.
The KASL was founded on
June 23, 1995 after years of gathering under
the name of ˇ°Korean Society for the Study
of Liverˇ±, which had been established on
May, 1981. In a relative short period of
time, the KASL had grown to be a Korean
society responsible for all aspects of hepatology.
This was possible only with the active participations
of my predecessors, governing boards, and
members.
My major goal as the president
is to stimulate and support liver-related
researches by the members of the KASL. I
also intend to promote the globalization
of the KASL. And I will work to ensure that
the Korean Journal of Hepatology
become a renowned national and international
publication.
Public policy can never
be ignored, and another goal during my presidency
is to educate the public to recognize and
prevent liver diseases through expansion
of ˇ°Liver Dayˇ±.
Another goal during my presidency is to
do my utmost to protect and promote the
rights of the KASL members.
I always welcome your insights and advice
as the KASL moves forward in pursuit of
excellence.
Best wishes,
Dong-Jin Suh, MD
President of the Korean Association for
the Study of the Liver (KASL) |
