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Systematic Review of Traditional Korean Emergency Medicine (응급(應急) 한의학에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Hee Young;Han, Yoo Ri;Lee, Han Byul;Yang, Gi Young;Chae, Han
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.117-133
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : Traditional Korean Emergency Medicine (EM) has been developing for thousands of years, however its value was not properly considered after 19th century modernization. The purpose of this study was to review the current status of EM in Korean Medicine and suggest methods for improvement. Methods : We performed systematic reviews of the definition, current medical system, and educational curriculum of EM in Western Medicine, traditional Korean and Chinese Medicine, and integrated Western and traditional Chinese medicine with the use of medical classics and text books. We also analyzed the trends in published research articles to discuss the current situation in the field of traditional Korean EM, and to provide methods for its establishment and development with traditional Korean medicine. Results : The definition of EM as a treatment of acute disease shares common understanding among traditional Korean, Chinese, and Western medicine. We presented descriptions of EM in many medical classics, however current law and EM service does not include these. As for the review of publications during the last 20 years, we found 21 articles in several fields that confirmed the need for more investigation. Conclusion : Traditional Korean EM has a long history and clinical experiences that can be found in medical classics, textbooks and research articles. There is an urgent need for more studies on traditional Korean EM as an emergency medical service system, and in terms of educational curriculum and related policies to improve Evidence-Based teaching.

Review on Teaching the Traditional Korean Medical Students with Article Writing Program (한의과대학(韓醫科大學) 학부생을 대상으로 한 원전학(原典學) 논문작성 교수법의 효과 고찰)

  • Chae, Han;Shin, Sang-Woo;Jang, Woo-Chang;Baik, You-Sang
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.285-294
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    • 2008
  • This study investigated the effectiveness of article writing as a mean to teaching the traditional medical classics. We used questionnaire to evaluate the usefulness of the curriculum, reason for difficulty and measures for improvement. The creative and reasonable thinking was the major reason for difficulty, and this article writing program could be a proper methods to tackle this. We also found that the educational system was not satisfactory since other educative programs were not focusing on this issue. This study showed that this article writing program can be a useful teaching tool for achieving the purpose of traditional medical classics curriculum after several improvements such as more personalized guidance and understanding of anatomy of an article, lesser time burden and easier database access.

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Development of Issue-centered Small-group Debate Program for the Introduction to Traditional Korean Medicine (한의학 입문과정에서의 소집단 찬반토론 개발 연구)

  • Lee, Soo-Jin;Lee, Yong-Jae;Kim, Byung-Joo;Kwon, Young-Kyu;Chae, Han
    • 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.

Study on the Prerequisite Chinese Characters for Education of Traditional Korean Medicine (한의학 입문을 위한 필수한자 추출 및 분석연구)

  • Chae, Han;Hwang, Sang-Moon;Kwon, Young-Kyu;Baik, Yu-Sang;Shin, Sang-Woo;Yang, Gi-Young;Lee, Byung-Ryul;Kim, Jae-Kyu;Lee, Byung-Wook
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.373-379
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    • 2010
  • There has been a need for establishing operational curriculum for chinese characters and chinese writing used by traditional korean medicine (TKM), but it was not carefully recognized so far. We analysed the frequency of unicode chinese characters from five medical textbooks and showed prerequisite chinese characters for TKM beginners. It was found that 之, 者, 不, 也, 而, 氣, 陽, 陰, 下, 其, 病, 爲, 人, 以, 中, 則, 於, 脈, 上, 故 are the most frequently used 20 chinese characters. We also showed that adequate prerequisite chinese character should be designated for the more efficient education of TKM. This study was the first systematic approach to get essential and prerequisite chinese characters for the education of TKM. The prerequisite characters by this study will be used for the development of KEET (Korean Medicine Education Eligibility Test), entrance exam to the Colleges of Oriental Medicine and textbooks, and educational curriculum of premed students.

A Survey of Students' Satisfaction with Education in Traditional Korean Medicine (한의학교육에 대한 전공 대학생들의 교육만족도 조사)

  • Kwon, Sang-Woo;Shin, Sang-Woo;Lim, Byung-Mook
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This study evaluated students' satisfaction with education in traditional Korean medicine. We included analysis of the factors affecting students' satisfaction. Methods: The questionnaires were developed and distributed to Korean medicine students asking students' satisfaction in seven categories of education: overall satisfaction, curriculum, professors, lecture and practical sessions, grades and evaluation, student activities, and facilities and environment. The responses were analyzed statistically. Results: The score of overall satisfaction of students was 2.69 on average. There was significant correlation between overall satisfaction level and individual factors of the students such as academic year, the timing and the motive of deciding to enter the Colleges of Korean Medicine. Generally, students' satisfaction increases as the number of students per professor decreases. Conclusions: To increase students' satisfaction, the educational environment and the curriculum should be improved. Also, regular assessment of students' satisfaction is demanded.

Enhanced Undergraduate Software Education Curriculum for Biomedical Engineering: a Proposal for a New Class (개선된 학부 의공학 소프트웨어 교육과정을 위한 새로운 과목의 제안)

  • Park, Hyun-Jin
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 2011
  • Biomedical engineering is a discipline where engineering principles and techniques are applied to the medical field. Biomedical engineering lies between traditional engineering and medicine and is an inter-disciplinary field in its nature. Current Korean undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum is a simple list of traditional engineering courses combined with basic medical/life science courses. There have been efforts to improve biomedical engineering education to reflect its inter-disciplinary nature. Enhanced software course for biomedical engineering is proposed as a part of effort to overhaul the undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum. In this newly proposed course, students will learn MATLAB and LabVIEW, which are the most widely used software tools in biomedical engineering.

An Outcome-Based Approach in Medical Curriculum Development (성과중심교육과정 개발절차에 대한 고찰)

  • Ahn, Jae Hee;Yang, Eunbae B.
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2013
  • An outcome-based curriculum is perceived to be one alternative educational approach in medical education. Nonetheless, it is difficult for curriculum developers to convert from traditional curriculum to an outcome-based curriculum because research documenting its development process is rare. Therefore, this study aims to introduce the development process and method of outcome-based curriculum. For the purpose of this study, we used diverse data analyses, such as an existing literature search, development model analysis, and case analysis. We identified five phases from the analysis. First, the curriculum developers analyze the physician's job or a high performer in a medical situation. Second, curriculum developers extract outcomes and competencies through developing a curriculum, affinity diagraming, and critical incident interviews. Third, curriculum developers determine the proficiency levels of each outcome and competency evaluation methods. Fourth, curriculum developers conduct curriculum mapping with outcomes and competencies. Fifth, curriculum developers develop an educational system. Also, it is important to develop an assessment system for the curriculum implementation in the process of developing the outcome-based curriculum. An outcome-based curriculum influences all the people concerned with education in a medical school including the professors, students, and administrative staff members. Therefore, curriculum developers should consider not only performance assessment tools for the students but also assessment indicators for checking curriculum implementation and managing curriculum quality.

The transition and medical system of Traditional Medicine in North Korea (북한 전통의학의 시대적 발전과정 및 의료체계)

  • Han, Chang-Hyun;Park, Sun-Hee;Shin, Mi-Suk;Choi, Sun-Mi
    • Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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    • v.13 no.2 s.20
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    • pp.37-45
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    • 2007
  • Background : The 'Korean Medicine' is the traditional medicine in Korea, which has preserved its homogeneous quality in the long historic period. But since 1945 when Korea was divided, the Korean Medicine has also been independently developed in South and North Korea. As a Result, it has lost its national homogeneity. Objective : In order to illuminate the past and an actuality of the transition and medical system of traditional medicine in North Korea. Method : Overview a preceding research paper and the various data of traditional medicine in North Korea. Result : 1. The name of North Korea traditional medicine from 'East medicine' was changed history with 'Korean medicine', It with the method which combines a traditional medicine and a Western medicine is endeavoring to modernization. 2. The administrative systems which take charge of the traditional medicine of North Korea are the organization which manages the Korean medicine and the Bureau of The Korean medicine production control. Also there is relation of the Bureau of the treatment prevention. 3. There are 8 medical colleges other than P'yongyang medical college. There is 6 years 6 months and 7 years 7 month follows in curriculum. Conclusions : It evaluated the past and an actuality of the transition and medical system of traditional medicine in North Korea.

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Development of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Curriculum for Undergraduate Students at College of Oriental Medicine (한의과대학 학부생을 위한 보완대체의학 교육과정 개발 연구)

  • Lee, Soo-Jin;Park, Su-Zanne H.;Shin, Sang-Woo;Chae, Han
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.25-38
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    • 2008
  • Objectives : Integrative medicine in Korea is the 21st century-style medical practice of two orthodox medical doctrines, traditional Korean medicine and western conventional medicine, as well as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM with scientific evidence should be incorporated in undergraduate curricula for the purpose of Korean integrative medicine. Methods : Items of detailed objectives, syllabi, textbooks, instructor's experiences, and effectiveness and reason for difficulty of the CAM curriculum for undergraduate students were analyzed and the preference of CAM therapies and others were also evaluated. Results and Discussion : The effectiveness of this CAM class curriculum was high (8.0$\pm$1.4) enough to be used in other Oriental medical colleges. Development of ability for self-study was rated as 7.0$\pm$1.7 and the helpfulness for clinical use was marked as 6.8$\pm$1.9. Students preferred placebo, Ayurveda, aromatherapy, yoga, functional food, bio-feedback and homeopathy. The difficulty degree was 7.2$\pm$1.6, and the amount of content was suggested as the major reason for it. We also found that this curriculum can be a model for self-oriented study and problem-based learning. Discussions were made for the improvement of the implemented CAM curriculum, which was shown to be very effective for the achievement of Korean integrative medicine. Conclusion : We have successfully installed a CAM curriculum for undergraduate students at the College of Oriental Medicine, and it can be used in others.

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Study on the prerequisite Chinese characters for the education of traditional Korean medicine (한의학 교육을 위한 필수한자 추출 및 분석연구)

  • Hwang, Sang-Moon;Lee, Byung-Wook;Shin, Sang-Woo;Cho, Su-In;Yim, Yun-Kyoung;Chae, Han
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.147-158
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    • 2011
  • There has been a need for an operational curriculum for teaching Chinese characters used by traditional Korean medicine (TKM), but the it was not thoroughly reviewed so far. We analysed the frequency of unicode Chinese characters with five textbooks of traditional Korean medicine used as a national standard. We found that 氣, 經, 陽, 陰, 不, 熱, 血, 脈, 病, 證, 寒, 中, 心, 痛, 虛, 大, 生, 治, 本, 之 are the 20 most frequently used Chinese characters, and also showed 100 frequently used characters for each textbook. We used a cumulative frequency analysis method to suggest a list of 1,000 prerequisite Chinese characters for the TKM education (TKM 1000). which represents the current usage of Chinese characters in TKM and covers 99% of all textbook use if combined with MEST 1800. This study showed prerequisite and essential Chinese characters for the implementation of evidence-based teaching in TKM. The TKM 1000, a prerequisite characters by this study based on the TKM textbooks can be used for the development of Korean Medicine Education Eligibility Test (KEET), entrance exam to the Colleges of Oriental Medicine or textbooks, and educational curriculum for premed students.