Get Free Medicine and Tourist Services from KMIC

Are you travelling to Korea for sightseeing or for cosmetic/medical tourism? Well, you're in luck, there is a center that provides foreign patients with comprehensive and trustworthy support such as language interpretation, legal aid, tourism information etc. practically for free. The Korean Medicine Information Center (KMIC) is located right smack dab in the middle of Myeongdong (tourist hub of Korea). 

For translation services, especially those who want to connect with medical and hospital service provides, translators fluent in English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic are available and ready to deliver professional medical and legal information. 

The KMIC also provides consultation on immigration and visa issuance for those who have any questions about their stay and their visa. There are also consultants and medical professionals who can give  information on health institutions and medical services and make reservations for medical services for these tourists. There are also guidance on cosmetic surgery offered to anyone who walks into the center's doors.  

Those who are keen to try Korean traditional medicine, there are doctors giving free consultations including measurement of pulse rate and "Sasang" constitution diagnosis. The Sasang typology (Hangul: 사상의학. Hanja: 四象醫學) is a classification scheme in Traditional Korean medicine. It was systematized by Lee Je-ma in his book Longevity and Life Preservation in Eastern Medicine (東醫壽世保元, 동의수세보원) in 1894. It divides people in four types based on their biopsychosocial traits: Tae-Yang ( 태양, 太陽) or "greater yang", So-Yang(소양, 小陽) or "lesser yang", Tae-Eum (태음, 太陰) or "greater yin", and So-Eum (소음, 小陰) or "lesser yin". (Source: Wikipedia)  

There also freebies such as sampling Korean medicinal herbal tea and even a chance to make Oriental medicinal soaps. 

For those who come straight from the airport and lugging bulky luggage and bags, the center also offers Myeongdong Hands Free service - a complimentary baggage storage service for tourists in the Myeongdong area . 

The KMIC also extends  exchange rate information, provide tourist voucher and souvenirs,  issue VAT refund, and even help with information on the best places to stay, restaurants to try and sightseeing places. There are also comfy places for tired peeps to come in and rest their barking dogs and even serve as a meeting place for friends and such.  

So if you just landed in the Land of the Morning Calm, why don't you drop by the KMIC and avail of the many free services. It's a one-stop shop for information, service and wellness. The center is operated by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute with the support of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea.

Korea Medical Information Center

Business Hours : Mon to Fri 9:00~18:00
2F, Shinil Building, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 

Tel : 1577-7129

From Abroad +82-1577-7129 

www.visitmedicalkorea.com 

E-mail : callmcc@khidi.or.kr 

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