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Home > About KOA > Background |
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| History
of the Korean Orthopedic Association (KOA) |
| Symbol of KOA |
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This symbol represents that orthopedics rectifies human body and mind as if to straighten a crooked tree |
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| Association Flag |
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The Association decided to manufacture its Flag at the meeting of the Board of Directors in December 1980, ran a design contest via the Journal of Korean Orthopedic Association and got the flag manufactured on September 25 of the same year. With the Association¡¯s mark embroidered in gold color on the blue cloth, the Flag has been turned over to a following president by a former one as a token of transfer of the Association¡¯s tasks since the 36th annual general meeting in October 1981. |
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| Association President¡¯s Medal |
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It was the first Association President¡¯s Medal that was transferred to Jang Ik Yul by Kim Bong Kun at the hand-over ceremony of the 34th general meeting in 1979. Since then, a former president has put the Medal on a next president¡¯s neck at an annual hand-over ceremony. |
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