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Broadcaster: JTBC http://www.jtbc.co.kr ▶ JTBC Newsroom broadcasts Mon-Sun 8:00 PM ▶ Homepage: http://news.jtbc.co.kr ▶ Official Twitter: / jtbc_news ▶ Official Facebook: / jtbcnews The medical community is in a state of calm before the storm over the issue of whether oriental medicine doctors can use modern medical devices. In fact, we should consider the storm to have already begun. The government is planning to soon announce guidelines that will clearly define the categories of medical devices acceptable to oriental medicine doctors, but this cannot be viewed as a simple fight over a bowl of rice; it is an issue directly related to the health of the people, so we cannot help but approach it cautiously. Today (the 21st), we will have a brief discussion on this issue. There are four people here. First, to my right, Vice President Kang Cheong-hee of the Korean Medical Association, and Jo Jeong-hun, a member of the Special Committee on Oriental Medicine Countermeasures. And to my left, Vice President Seo Young-seok of the Korean Medical Association, and Planning Director Kim Tae-ho. Qualification, that is, the issue of licenses, seems to be the biggest issue. What I mean is that the Oriental medicine doctors claim that licenses are only a distinction based on treatment methods and are separate from the use of medical devices. I understand that the doctors claim that using modern medical devices is illegal in itself because there is no license. Let's first hear the argument of the Korean Medical Association, which is raising the issue.