12/16 Medical Tourism

DIALOG>> More people are coming to Korea for medical treatment.

More and more people are coming to Korea for medical treatment.

I heard Korean doctors are some of the world's best.

We need to improve medical services to attract more patients.

Korean pop culture wave has something to with that.


RESPONSE>> Talk about the booming medical tourism industry.

Korea hopes to become one of the hot spots for medical tourism.
* hot spot: 인기지역
ex> She hopes to become the first female president.

We've made some progress over the years.
* make some progress: 어느 정도 진전을 이루다.
ex> The two countries made some progress in their relationship.

We still have a long way to go compared to our rivals, India and Thailand.
* have a long way to go: 아직 갈 길이 멀다.
ex> I have a long way to go before I reach my goal.

Korea boasts quality care and facilities at relatively low costs.
* quality care: 수준 높은 의료 서비스

The cost for some medical procedures here is only a fraction of that in the US.
* fraction: 일부분

Many people fly over here to get different procedures done.
ex> I had to fly over from Laos for the wedding.

Cancer treatment, heart surgery, and even full-scale medical checkups are popular choices.
* full-scale: 전면적인

Cosmetic surgery is high on the list.
* be high on the list: 최상위를 차지하다.
ex> What is high on the list of most common cancers?

Many tourists come to take advantage of Korea's highly-skilled plastic surgeons.
* plastic surgeon: 성형외과 의사
ex> This conference is for plastic surgeons from all around the world.


@ He's going to pull through.  이겨 내실 거야.
= make it, pull round, survive, come through, defeat, the the better of, overcome

1. Help me to make some progress.
2. She has a long way to go before she reaches the top.
3. Do you know of any good plastic surgeons around here?
4. That medical procedure is said to be extremely difficult.