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Korean Medical Volunteer Association (KMVA)

A non-profit public-interest organization for medical volunteering in Korea, founded on five medical and pharmaceutical volunteer organizations.

About

The Korean Medical Volunteer Association (KMVA, 대한의료봉사협회) is a non-profit public-interest organization representing medical volunteering in the Republic of Korea. It was founded with five medical and pharmaceutical volunteer organizations at its core:

  • Korean Doctors’ Volunteer Association (대한의사봉사회)
  • Korean Dentists’ Volunteer Association (대한치과의사봉사회)
  • Korean Medicine Doctors’ Volunteer Association (대한한의사봉사회)
  • Korean Pharmacists’ Volunteer Association (대한약사봉사회)
  • Korean Nurses’ Volunteer Association (대한간호봉사회)

Building on cooperation among medical volunteer organizations and medical volunteers across the country, KMVA strengthens the public value and professional expertise of medical volunteering, puts respect for life and the value of sharing into practice, and is building a sustainable culture of medical volunteering and social contribution.

Organization

1 central organization · 5 professional divisions · 17 regional chapters

Central organization1

  • 대한중앙의료봉사회

Professional divisions5

  • 대한의사봉사회
  • 대한치과의사봉사회
  • 대한한의사봉사회
  • 대한약사봉사회
  • 대한간호봉사회

Regional chapters17

  • 서울특별시의료봉사회
  • 부산광역시의료봉사회
  • 대구광역시의료봉사회
  • 인천광역시의료봉사회
  • 광주광역시의료봉사회
  • 대전광역시의료봉사회
  • 울산광역시의료봉사회
  • 세종특별자치시의료봉사회
  • 경기도의료봉사회
  • 강원특별자치도의료봉사회
  • 충청북도의료봉사회
  • 충청남도의료봉사회
  • 전북특별자치도의료봉사회
  • 전라남도의료봉사회
  • 경상북도의료봉사회
  • 경상남도의료봉사회
  • 제주특별자치도의료봉사회

Commemorative days

  • Medical Professionals' Day

    제1회 대한민국 의료인의 날

    July 24, 2026

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  • Medical Volunteers' Day

    제1회 대한민국 의료봉사자의 날

    October 4, 2026

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Contact

This website is mainly in Korean. For volunteering or donation inquiries, please use the Volunteer or Donation Inquiry form on the Korean pages.

Donation inquiry form (Korean) Volunteer form (Korean)