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Study on the Chinese Character Use in Acupuncture & Moxibustion Textbook (침구학 교재에서의 한자사용 분석연구)

  • Chae, Han;Hwang, Sang-Moon;Lee, Byung-Wook;Yang, Gi-Young;Lee, Byung-Ryul;Kim, Jae-Kyu
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.187-194
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : 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 thoroughly recognized so far. Methods : We analysed the usage of unicode chinese characters of acupuncture & moxibustion textbook to recognize the prerequisite chinese characters for TKM studies as clinical perspectives. Results : It was found that 穴, 經, 鍼, 法, 寸, 部, 分, 刺, 下, 上, 中, 位, 氣, 陽, 灸, 脈, 陰, 治, 足, 主 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. Conclusions : This study was the first systematic approach to get essential and prerequisite chinese characters for the education of TKM especially for the acupuncture & moxibustion. 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.

Applications and issues of the Learning Cycle to medical education (의학교육에의 교육순환모델(Learning Cycle)의 적용과 쟁점)

  • Kim, Bo-Hyun;Kim, Sang-Hyun
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: The 'learning cycle' proposed by Guilbert in 1981 has been accredited as an effective and useful model for curriculum design. Three components of learning cycle, learning objective, instructional method, and assessment are connected organically and form basic structure of curriculum. In this study, we intend to analyze how the learning cycle and its three components are applied to present medical curriculum and examine the points at issue of the learning cycle in medical education. Also, we try to identify the educational significance of the leaning cycle in medical education. Results: First, concerning the learning objective, it was identified that impractical and abstract expressions are major controversial points. Also, there is a need to make learning objectives covering entire medical curriculum. Second, because of various structural problems, it is hard to practice new and various instructional methods. Third, even though there is a growing need for medical curriculum to develop and utilize more various and detailed assessment and evaluation, it was revealed that only are standardized and traditional assessments mainly used. Conclusion: Synthetically, we have some suggestions as follows. First, it is necessary to specify and actualize the learning objectives. Also, instructional methods and assessments should be diversified. And finally, there is a need to build organic and delicate medical curriculum by applying the learning cycle to medical education more actively.

The Development of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Medical Schools Outside Korea (외국 의과대학에서의 성과중심교육과정 개발)

  • Han, Jae-Jin
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2013
  • In medicine, rapid changes in information, technology, socio-economic interests, and globalization affect the medical education focused on the competencies of doctors, and the number of medical schools that are adopting an outcome-based curriculum (OBC) is increasing worldwide. This paper introduces the OBC model of 5 trailblazing medical schools from the UK, US, and Australia, comparing their unique features, followed by brief comment about Canada and the EU as well. On developing an OBC, the process of establishing the top outcomes for graduates is similar and the outcomes comprise knowledge, skills, and attitudes about science, patients, colleagues, society, and themselves. Implementing the outcomes down into the sub-levels of the curriculum is much more complicated and time-consuming. Assessing the achievement of every outcome is essential and requires the use of many tools in addition to the traditional written examination. From the perspective of adult learning theory, self-directed learning, team-learning, and individual and flexible achievement are tested and executed in an OBC. The gradual expansion and further innovation of an OBC is expected so that tomorrow's doctors will be able to meet the challenges of the future.

Job Analysis of Korean Medicine Nurses Using the Developing a Curriculum(DACUM) Process (DACUM기법을 이용한 한방간호사의 직무분석)

  • Jeong, Younhee;Jang, Mi Heui;Yun, Eun Kyoung;Jeong, Eun Sook;Park, Jun Hee
    • Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 2017
  • Aims: This study aimed to analyze the tasks of Korean Medicine (KM) nurses. Methods: The definition and job description of KM nurses were developed through a "developing a curriculum" (DACUM) workshop. DACUM committee consisted of nine nurses from eleven Korean medicine hospitals, two DACUM facilitators and four DACUM coordinators. Twenty five nurses from nine Korean medicine hospitals validated job description established through the workshop. 235 KM nurses from 9 traditional Korean medicine hospitals participated in evaluating frequency, importance and difficulty of the duties and tasks. Questionnaires were sent to those nurses and 225 responses were included for final analysis due to missing data. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The jobs of a KM nurse were analyzed into 11 duties and 86 tasks on the DACUM chart. The 11 duties were KM nursing assessment, KM nursing intervention, fundamental nursing intervention, KM therapy management, support for KM therapy, KM nursing education, nursing administration, material management, environment management, professional development, and collaborative role between Korean medicine and Western medicine. Conclusion: We identified various roles of KM nurses and developed a DACUM chart based on their duties and tasks. Phased education programs for KM nurses should be developed by considering frequency, importance and difficulty. In addition, it is necessary to promote unique KM nursing interventions for expanding the roles of KM nurses in the future.

A Study on the Definition of Korean Medicine (한의학의 정의에 관한 연구)

  • Chi, Gyoo Yong
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.261-266
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    • 2019
  • In order to cope with various issues about access to public health system of Korean medicine and reformation of college curriculum and argument of pseudoscience on Korean medicine etc., a new definition of Korean medicine was devised. Two ways of approach were tried through analysis of precedent cases of definition on traditional medicine firstly and analysis on concept and logic of Korean medicine secondly. As a result, Korean medicine can be defined as a science of theories and application techniques for maintaining health and diagnosing, treating and preventing conditions、causes、prognosis of diseases or damages based on the correlative and complicated understanding about the structure and function of mind and body out of human lives under the environment and society. This definition can be used as a basis to derive legal rights or scope in area of research and education policies and social institutions of the Korean medicine and to confront scientification criticism hereafter.

Traditional Korean Medicine Practitioners' Awareness and Attitudes toward Evidence Based Medicine (한의사의 근거중심의학에 대한 인식 및 태도 - 침구요법을 중심으로)

  • Baek, Seung-Min;Lee, Sang-Hun;Kim, Jung-Eun;Liu, Yan;Park, Hyo-Ju;Kim, Bo-Young;Choi, Sun-Mi
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.99-111
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : The aim of this study is to estimate traditional Korean medicine (TKM) practitioners' awareness and attitudes about acupuncture clinical study toward evidence based medicine (EBM). Methods : We conducted two surveys before and after the workshop. First survey, about the awareness and attitudes toward EBM was carried out with questionnaire. Second survey, about their changes in the attitudes toward EBM after the workshop was carried out with on-line questionnaire. Results : 70.0 % of respondents shows interest in the trends of clinical research. In contrast, 26.0 % of respondents used to search papers by themselves. 30.3 % of respondents reported that they apply the result of researches to their practice. 41.0 % of respondents thought that case study is needed for their practice, whereas 29.5 % responded that randomized controlled trial is most important. In the second survey, the attitudes toward EBM were changes positive. fair number of respondents usually get information from data regardless of EBM for their practice, but 23.5 % of respondents refer to the journals. Conclusions : The awareness and needs for education on the attendees toward EBM is quite high, and the effect of education is possibly influential. We expect the improvement on the refresher and the extension of education course for practitioners, and undergraduate curriculum.

Analysis of Korean Medicine Education for Vaccination of Korean Medical Doctors (한의사 예방접종을 위한 한의학 교육 분석)

  • Suyeon Cho;Hyein Jeong;Young-shin Shim;Minhui Hong;Kyeong Han Kim
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2024
  • Objectives : This study aimed to analyze the College of Korean Medicine's education related to vaccination to examine the feasibility of Korean medical doctors administering vaccines. Methods : We conducted a comprehensive review of the guidelines from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCP) and the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), along with the educational standards of Korean medical colleges. From these sources, key knowledge areas essential for vaccination were identified and distilled into 12 core items, creating a checklist used to evaluate the vaccination-related education. The curricula of Korean medical colleges and online continuing education courses for Korean medical doctors were analyzed using this checklist. Additionally, we reviewed the compulsory education course for vaccination providers for comparative purposes. Results : The analysis of common textbooks from colleges of Korean medicine revealed that while basic concepts of vaccination are widely covered, practical guidance on vaccine administration is less comprehensive. Continuing education for Korean medical doctors emphasizes basic epidemiological knowledge, vaccination contraindications and treating adverse reactions, but lacks details on patient education and the vaccination process. Compulsory education for vaccination providers covers extensive administrative content and comprehensively addresses essential vaccination knowledge, including patient education and practical vaccination procedures. Conclusion : The College of Korean Medicine's curriculum covers basic vaccination theories but lacks specific training in vaccine management. Additional training can improve Korean medical doctors' vaccination skills, enhancing the healthcare system's emergency response.

Influence of Math Education Utilizing Traditional Weights and Measures on Affective Domain of Elderly Learner (전통(傳統) 도량형(度量衡)을 활용한 수학교육(數學敎育)이 노인(勞人)학습자의 정의적(情意的) 영역(領域)에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jae-Hyo;Ko, Ho-Kyoung
    • The Journal of Korean Medical History
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2011
  • As the value of living a complete life has spread, the importance of elderly education as a part of continuing education is ever increasing. As much as the bodily health, the activity to prevent dementia or healthy brain is being emphasized, the math utilizing traditional material was suggested to devise the curriculum appropriate for the emotional/cognitive level of the elderly. This could induce interests of the elderly, and ultimately improved the concept of self-consciousness and self-esteem. Also, a plan for effective application of such 'silver math' should be prepared, and the execution of a fusion study for a medical approach of its effects is proposed.

A Study about the Medical Communication Proficiency of Korean Traditional Medical Students Using Standardized Patients with Hwa-Byoung (표준화 화병환자를 활용한 한의대생의 진료 및 의사소통 수준연구)

  • Kim, Kyeong-Ok;Kim, Hee-Kyung;An, Hyo-Ja;Shin, Heon-Tae
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.163-179
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    • 2013
  • Objectives : After analyzing the proficiency of medical communication of the students in College of Korean Traditional Medicine using standardized patients, we suggests ways to improve clinical practice in the future class and medical communication curriculum development. Methods : 20 students before clinical practice class (3rd grade) and 20 students after 1 year clinical practice class (4th grade) participated and did their medical interview on Standardized patient. They were evaluated on patient-physician communication skills by standardized patients and professor evaluator. In addition to be evaluated on patient-physician relationship, medical interview skills by professor evaluator. Results : As follows in the evaluation of clinical practice with standardized patients 1. More than half of the participated students regardless of their grade received poor score in their medical communication evaluated by SP(Standardized patient) and PE(Professor evaluator). 2. Greeting, History taking parts were higher in the 4th students who received 1 year clinical practice class, but verbal-nonverbal response, voice tone parts were higher in the 3rd students who do not received clinical practice lesson. 3. Pronunciation&Voice tone parts were higher in the male students but, gathering information part was higher in the female students. Conclusions : We think that the current clinical practice lessons are insufficient as a way to learn and improve medical knowledge and medical communication skills, and it is necessary a new form of clinical practice class. Participatory lesson using standardized patient could be a good alternative of that in the future class.

Characteristics and Working Status of Dual Medical License Holders having the Medical Doctor and the Korean Medicine Doctor license in Korea (의사.한의사 복수면허자의 특성 및 근무현황에 대한 조사 연구)

  • Choi, Byung-Hee;Han, Gyung-Yeon;Lim, Byung-Mook;Jeong, Min-Jeong;Yun, Young-Ju
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.117-130
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the status of dual medical license holders who have both the medical doctor (MD) and the Korean medicine doctor (KMD) license in Korea, and provide basic data for developing the cooperational strategy between conventional western medicine and traditional Korean medicine. Methods : The questionnaires on the general characteristics and working status were developed and administered for both dual license holders and medical students with MD or KMD license. The data of 187 persons were collected and analyzed. Results : Mean age of dual medical license holders is $42.28{\pm}6.54$ and most of them are male(86.0%). 75.2% of them obtained MD license first. However among the students who had MD or KMD license, 73.7% had KMD license. The mean time for obtaining the additional license was $10.11{\pm}4.905$ year. Forty nine dual license holders are opening both medical clinic and Korean medicine clinic. Conclusions : To promote the role of dual license holders for collaborating traditional Korean medicine and western medicine, developing an integrative medical curriculum should be enhanced, and the studies investigating the practice characteristics, and self-consciousness of dual license holders are required.