The Korea Journal of Herbology (대한본초학회지)

The Korea Association of Herbology (대한본초학회)
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A Study on the Perception of International Healthcare Development Cooperation of Korean Medicine Students for Competency-based Clinical Herbology Education

역량 중심 임상 본초학 교육을 위한 한의과대학생의 보건의료분야 국제개발협력 인식도 조사

  • Kim, Hyun-Seok (College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Yang, Un-ho (College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Na, Chang-su (College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • Received : 2018.07.30
  • Accepted : 2018.09.25
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was aimed to assess the current educational environment of herbology and the possibility of collaborative learning of herbology with another discipline. This study will present information that can be used to find the direction of further researches and can be applied to the education of herbology. Methods : An online questionnaire was developed with and sent through SurveyMonkey to 242 korean medicine college students in Korea. The questionnaire comprised questions pertaining to herbology education in Korean Medicine universities and international healthcare cooperation education. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated, and Spearman's correlation coefficients for two types of questions were evaluated. Results : Among the questions about herbology education, those regarding the necessity of learning clinical cases using herbal medicines for preventing infectious diseases were scored the highest. Students were mostly interested in the effects and indications of herbal drugs. Even students answered they did not learn about official development assistance, 79.85% students answered that they were interested in careers related with the international cooperation or willing to participate in the international cooperation. Three types of correlations showed a statistically significant correlation. Conclusions : This study suggests that herbology education about its effects and indications needs further improvement for competency-based education. Furthermore, herbology can play a critical role in competency-based education for Korean medicine students if a well-designed career program is developed for them.

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