Research on ways to attract foreign patients to a Korean medicine clinic: a retrospective 2024 case study from Seoul
The result of this study suggests that TKM-based medical tourism has a meaning in the realm of treating musculoskeletal disorders but also in internal medicine care. Also, this is the first post-COVID-19 study analyzing a TKM clinic in the context of medical tourism globalization. The growing demand for internal medicine services along with long-term herbal medicine use highlights the importance of integrated and personalized TKM medical programs to enhance the global competitiveness of TKM.
Authors
- Serin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4839-8512)
- Jeong-Su Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-0334)
- Jeong Hyeon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8889-4437)
- Seung Hwan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-8262)
- Mijoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-4873)
Institutions
- Dongguk University (KR)
- Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital (KR)
- Semyung University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1633139
- Primary Topic
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00