Seoul National University College of Medicine has established and operated the International Research Center for Disaster Medicine since 2015 as the predecessor of this research center, and has been developing and operating disaster medical curriculum, winning national research funds related to disaster medicine, and establishing an international academic network. The International Research Center for Disaster Medicine of Seoul National University has been conducting various clinical studies related to the field of disaster medicine and promoting policy research projects related to the field of disaster medicine in cooperation with government agencies such as the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2021, executive committees were held three times for the establishment of the Research Center for Disaster Medicine under the Seoul National University Medical Research Institute, and on February 10, 2022, the Research Center for Disaster Medicine operation plan was submitted, and on October 21, 2022, the Seoul National University Medical Research Institute Research Center for Disaster Medicine established.