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DavePuff · Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Location: Daegu, South Korea

My hagwon has asked me to get a healthy check from a local hospital. I've already had the drug test a few months back, but in the 3 and half years I've been in Korea, I've never been asked for a health one.

Is this unusual? Has anyone had this check before? If so, what does it involve? (ie, any latex gloves?)

Thanks in advance.

CrikeyKorea · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Heogi, Seoul

if its for ur visa or an extension or something, ur local hospital might not be able to do it because it involves a drug test, i got mine done last week, ecg(i think ekg in american english not sure why) urine test, blood test, sight test, and eharing test, all up 15mins tops, and ur done.

DavePuff · Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Location: Daegu, South Korea

No... I have my alien card now and everything should be finished. I asked my head teacher and she couldn't give me an answer.

ontheway · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:02 am Post subject:

The Korean National Health Insurance system requires health checkups for Foreign teachers who have been insured for a certain length of time. I'm not sure if it's based on continuous employment with a single employer or total continuous time insured. I was required to have one of these checkups last year, but I was able submit the results of a very thorough physical I had done just a few months earlier.