For the last 50 years, we have worked tirelessly to fulfill our role as the leader of women’s health improvement in the field of medicine. We have made great contributions to the development of Korean obstetrics and gynecology, health services for mothers and children, and overall women’s health by dramatically reducing the perinatal and maternal mortality rate in Korea, achieving great advances in the treatment of infertility through the development of the reproductive medicine, and making progress in the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancer. For our 60th anniversary on May 10^th 2007, we proclaimed the day as the ‘1^st Women’s Health Day’ to emphasize the importance of women’s health and promote women’s health regulations. In May 2008, we published the 60th Anniversary Journal of Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology to retrace our history and achievements thus far and outline the direction we will take in the future.

We also continue to realize outstanding achievements in the field of scholarship. Since our establishment, we have held over 90 sessions of regular academic conferences, hosted the 9^th and 19^th Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1983 and 2005, respectively, to increase Korea’s stature in the international medical society. We have also promoted the Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a registry for the Korea Research Foundation. In June 2008, we commenced publication of the Journal of Women’s Medicine to promote academic research activities in the international field of medicine.

We have created an English-language website to share our activities and the Journal of Women’s Medicine with the world. We hope to exchange information with organizations and professionals involved in obstetrics and gynecology and contribute further to the development of Korean obstetrics and gynecology.

The Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology wishes you and your loved ones great health and happiness.