• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.46 no.11
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• pp.1085-1088
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• 2003

Purpose : This study was performed to assess the difference of organisms causing bacterial meningitis according to time. Methods : We analyzed retrospectively 40 medical records of bacteriologically proven meningitis from 1992 to 2002. We divided them into two groups; neonate's group(14 cases), and children's group(26 cases). The results of the neonate's group were compared with those of previously reported articles in Korea, in 1970s-1980s. The causative agents of the children's group were analyzed according to the stage before and after the introduction of H. influenza type b(Hib) vaccine. Results : In neonates, Group B streptococci(GBS) was the most common cause of bacterial meningitis. There was a trend in Korea that major causative agents of neonatal bacterial meningitis have changed from gram negative bacteria including E. coli to gram positive bacteria including GBS. In children, H. influenzae was isolated in six out of 11 cases(55%) in 1992-95, before the introduction of Hib vaccine, while two out of seven(29%) were isolated in 1999-2002, after the introduction of the Hib vaccine. Conclusion : Our study showed that the most common agent of neonatal bacterial meningitis was GBS. There was a trend that after the introduction of Hib vaccine, the incidence of H. influenza meningitis decreased in children.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.326-333
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• 2011

This study was to develop an issue-centered small-group competing-debate program for the Introduction to Traditional Korean Medicine curriculum in School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University. This debate program has student-, process- and depth-focused characteristics with critical-thinking perspectives. We employed random assignment of the position, submission of the presentation data prior to the debate, and individual result report to assess debate quality and participation of the students. This program was effective educational program for the understanding of traditional Korean medicine-related subjects. 56.7% of the students showed "Yes (>7 out of 10)" to the achievements of the program objectives, and 62.2% reported "much helpful (>7 out of 10)" to the usefulness of this program. We also found that this debate program would be specifically useful for critical reviewing of subjects which students have known superficially. This study will contribute to the development and improvement of efficacious educational curriculum for Korean Medicine by providing practical reference and template with self-directed group debate program.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.157-165
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• 2007

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the plan to introduce a practical skills test as part of the national examination for nursing licensure. Method: The delphi method was used. The first set of data was collected by open questionnaire from universities and hospitals nationally. The second and third were collected by structured questionnaire. Results: The biggest problem for clinical Practice in nursing education was reported as the lack of opportunities for direct nursing practice. The biggest performance problem in job duties for novice nurses was reported as the lack of integrated problem solving skills in a clinical situation. The biggest problem with the current national examination was reported as the use memorizing solutions to test questions. It was suggested that the best plan to resolve problems with the national examination would be to develop test questions representative of the clinical setting and increase personnel in clinical education. About the introduction of a practical skills test as part of the national examination, 56.9% were in agreement and 38.5% disagreed. Conclusion: The current national examination has many problems when it comes to testing clinical competency. So, a practical skills test must be deferred to a future time. There are also many difficulties in presenting a real situation, therefore further research is needed in preparation for the introduction of a practical skills test.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.359-364
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• 2011

The purpose of this research is to propose the range of five phases which need to be essentially included in the introductory course of Korean medicine, its significance and the relationship with applied subjects. The students in School of Korean Medicine participated in a survey to figure out the response rate and status of the five phases described in the textbooks. In the preparatory survey, 43 items in the phases were selected; in the main one, there were differences only in the response rate to respective items, not in the grade level. In addition, the survey for the present condition of the textbooks was conducted with six categories to see if there is description of the five phases. Based on the two results, the importance of 43 five phases items was classified into low, medium, and high levels. It is expected that the efficiency of education can be increased if 14 items included in high significance and 11 in medium, which are classified according to the findings of this study, must be instructed in the introductory course of Korean medicine, and if 18 items in low significance are used as reference materials.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.113-113
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• 2017

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-1
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• 2015

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.1-1
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• 2016

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-1
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• 2017

• Korean Medical Education Review
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2003

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.93-93
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• 2015