History

History

Beyond Symptoms to Causes,
Beyond Disease to People

The Korean Society for Functional Medicine presents a new paradigm
of medicine that transcends the limits of modern healthcare.

학회 연혁 목록

2023 ~ Now

2025. 04

In April 2025, the Functional Medicine Big Data Research Institute was established.

2024. 05

In May 2024, the 10th Spring Academic Conference and the International Conference were held together.

2023. 12

In December 2023, the society joined the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences as a full member society.

2023. 06

In June 2023, the Functional Medicine Integrated Medical Center Certification System was implemented.

2019 ~ 2022

2022. 11

In November 2022, the Microbiome Research Group was launched.

2022. 05

In May 2022, the society's regular membership surpassed 3,000.

2021. 09

In September 2021, the 2nd edition of the Standard Clinical Guidelines for Functional Medicine was published.

2021. 03

In March 2021, a ceremony was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the society's founding.

2020. 10

In October 2020, the Digital Healthcare Subcommittee was established.

2020. 04

In April 2020, all academic conferences were converted to a fully virtual format in response to COVID-19.

2019. 11

In November 2019, the society produced a cumulative total of 500 certified functional medicine practitioners.

2019. 05

In May 2019, the Gut-Brain Axis Research Group was launched.

2015 ~ 2018

2018. 09

In September 2018, the 2nd International Functional Medicine Symposium was held.

2018. 03

In March 2018, an academic exchange agreement was signed with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) in the United States.

2017. 12

In December 2017, the Functional Medicine Online Academy was launched to expand remote education.

2017. 06

In June 2017, the Nutrition Therapy Subcommittee was established.

2016. 10

In October 2016, the 5th Autumn Academic Conference and the Academic Awards Ceremony were held together.

2016. 04

In April 2016, the Functional Medicine Professional Education Center was opened.

2015. 11

In November 2015, the society's regular membership surpassed 1,000.

2015. 05

In May 2015, the 1st edition of the Standard Clinical Guidelines for Functional Medicine was published.

2013 ~ 2014

2014. 09

In September 2014, the 1st International Functional Medicine Symposium was held.

2014. 03

In March 2014, the society received approval from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to be established as an incorporated association.

2013. 10

In October 2013, the inaugural issue of the society's official academic journal was published.

2013. 04

In April 2013, the Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner System was introduced to begin training specialized professionals.