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Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
It is a great honor for me to serve as the 26th President of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (KARM) for the next two years with Professor Shi-Uk Lee, M.D., Ph.D. as the Chairman of the newly formed Board of Directors and Executive Members. First of all, I would like to respect and wish all of you good health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year is the 50th Anniversary of the KARM. Founded in 1972, and producing board-certified physiatrists since 1983, KARM has emerged as a prominent organization consisting of 3,181 members and producing more than 100 specialists every year, who are actively working in 80 training hospitals, 17 related academic societies, and 4 regional branches. In addition, Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, published in 1977, has been recognized as an important international journal since its 2011 conversion into an English academic journal, 'Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine'. Internationally, we successfully hosted the 4th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), as well as the 7th Asia-Oceanian Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (AOCPRM) amid the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The remarkable developments of the KARM, achieved after overcoming many difficulties over the past half century, are surely thanks to the enthusiasm, dedication and pioneering spirit of senior professors who founded the academy and to the members who believed in and endlessly supported the Academy. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep respect and gratitude.

Now we are commencing the next 50 years with a new mission: Rehabilitation Medicine, Beyond All Disabilities, for Better Functioning and Better Life. I am sure that the 26th Board of Directors and Executive Members will maximize the excellent academic capabilities of the members, lead future medicine in the field of rehabilitation medicine, contribute to the improvement of national health through the development of evidence-based Korean-style rehabilitation medical service models, and play an important role in the progress of physical and rehabilitation medicine globally.

Thank you very much.

Eunseok Choi M.D., Ph.D.
The 26th President of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

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