Sungchul Park, PhD

Bio

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Korea University (Republic of Korea). Before joining Korea University, I held a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University (United States) and the Department of Health Convergence at Ewha Womans University (Republic of Korea). 

As a health economist and health services researcher, my research primarily focuses on the following 5 areas: 

• Evaluating the value of health care by jointly considering costs and health outcomes

• Investigating innovative payment and care delivery models, with an emphasis on value-based care

• Assessing the role of social services and integrating social determinants of health into care models to improve health and well-being

• Analyzing the performance of health systems in high-income countries, particularly within OECD member nations

• Exploring the application of technology in health care, with a focus on artificial intelligence 

You can find me on Google Scholar, LinkedIn, or ORCiD and browse my publications and working papers. 

Education

• BA in both economics and financial engineering from Korea University (Republic of Korea)

• MPH from Kyoto University (Japan)

• PhD in health services research from University of Washington (United States)

Professional Experience

• Editorial Board, Health Services Research

• Editorial Board, BMC Public Health 

• Review Panel, International Health Economics Association

• Review Panel, AcademyHealth

• Board Member, Korean Association of Health Economics and Policy

• Board Member, Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management

• Research Fellow for Big Data Analysis, Korea National Health Insurance Service (2022-2023, 2025-2026) 

Fields of Research

• Health Economics 

• Health Policy

• Health Services Research

Awards and Honors

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Korea University (2024)

• Excellence in Research Award, Korea University (2024, 2025)

• Eisenberg Article-of-the-Year Award, Health Services Research (2023)

• Outstanding Reviewer, Health Services Research (2023)

• Best Student Abstract Award, AcademyHealth Health Economics Interest Group (2017)

Contact Information

• Phone: +82-02-3290-5676

• Email: sungchul_park@korea.ac.kr

• Address: 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea