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Student Medical Checkup

Student Medical Checkup Guide

Student Medical Checkup

Student Medical Checkup Guide

  • We carry out regular medical checkups for maintaining student’s health and for early detection of diseases.
  • Medical checkups will be held with  Korea Medical Institute(KMI).
  • A student can get a medical checkup ONCE a year.

  • Notices on student medical checkups will be on the university & Healthcare Center’s bulletin boards.
  • It may be changed depending on the academic schedule and policy.

※ Health checkup by NHIS (National Health Insurance Service) _ (For 2024, born in even years)

 - FREE of CHARGE (National Health Insurance Benefit)

 - Check if you can get it at the National Health Insurance Service.

    [(English, Chinese, Vietnamese) consultation only, number is ☎1577-1000(Extension Number 6) or ☎033-811-2000]

 -  If you want to get Health checkup by NHIS, you don’t need to apply for Student Medical Checkup at GLS. 

 

 

 

Schedule for Student Medical Checkup [2024 School year]

  • Session

    Subject

    Apply on GLS

    KMI process

    (Korea Medical Institute)

    Checkup At KMI

    1st

    Enrolled student

    2.13.~2.28.

    Registration of  information

    takes 1 day.

    (excluding public holidays)

    3.04.~5.31.

    2nd

    Including Freshmen

    2.29.~3.07.

    3.11.~5.31.

    3rd

    All subject

    (1st) 3.28.~3.31.

    (2nd)  4.01.~4.07.

    (1st) 4.03.~5.31.

    (2nd) 4.09.~5.31.

    4th

    All subject

    4.24.~5.01.

    5.03.~5.31.

  • On-campus student medical check-up are not conducted.

Location

  • Korea Medical Institute. : 8 KMI centers in Korea. (Seoul 3, Suwon, Gwangju, Daegu, Busan, Jeju)
  • You can check the centers here. ▶  https://eng.kmi.or.kr/center/center_list.html
  • Jeju center is not updated on English webpage. You can check it on Korean Web.

Subject to Checkup

  • ● University students (Bachelors and Graduate school, excluding completed students), students on leave, who have applied for a medical checkup on GLS.
  •  

Cost

●  Student Payment : 30,000 KRW

(If you want to get additional examination, you need to pay more fee.)

 

 

Fasting

  • Afternoon checkup : do not eat or drink anything from the morning before the checkup

Checkup Result

The result will be notified personally. (2~3 weeks after the checkup) Also, consultation will be available at the healthcare center later on.

 

- If you do NOT RECEIVE result e-mail

    : You can check it individually on the KMI’s website.

 

 

Examination Items

  Item Details Clinical Significance
Radioactive Examination X-ray Chest PA Lung-related Disease
Blood Examination Liver Disease AST/ALT / (Added in 2023) γ-GTP General Liver-function Examination
Diabetes Glucose (fasting) Diabetes Examination
Hematologic Examination WBC, RBC, Hemoglobin, Platelet Inflammation, Anemia
Cholesterol T. Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL-Cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol Hyperlipidemia, Circulatory disease.
Tests for Hepatitis B HBs Ag/Ab Hepatitis B Antibodies, Antigen
Urine Examination Urine Test Protein Kidney disease
Physical Examination Body Measurement Height / Weight / Body composition test(Inbody) Body fat percentage, Nutritional status.
Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Examination Hypertension, Hypotension
Ocular Measurement / Hearing test Naked & Corrected Eyesight / Hearing test (left, right) Eyesight Check / Hearing check
Health Declaration General Survey Lifestyle Disease Drinking, Smoking, Dietary Habit
Internal Medicine Health Counseling, Basic Disease Care
Dental Examination Oral disease check
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Preparation before Medical Checkup

  • Avoid alcohol, overeating, and overworking 1 ~ 2 days before an examination for an accurate diagnosis.
  • Morning Checkup : do not eat or drink anything the midnight before your checkup.
    Afternoon Checkup : do not eat or drink anything the morning before your checkup. Also avoid gum, cigarettes, and coffee.
  • Hypotensive agent and medicines for heart disease (Antiarrhythmic agent) : You should take the medicines with some water in the morning.
  • Diabetes cures (Insulin shot or medicine : Avoid taking them to prevent hypoglycemia.
  • Do not get an X-ray if you are pregnant.
  • Preparation Item : Proper ID card (ex. Alien Registration Card, Driver's License, Passport ...)
  • Clothes
    • Wear clothes that are easy to remove.
    • Do not wear metal accessories.
    • You may need to tie your hair when you get an X-ray, so prepare a hairband.