Younga Ji
Sungkyunkwan University · 医学
研究室紹介
Professor Younga Ji's research lab focuses on advancing medical and dental education through innovative pedagogical approaches, integrating technology such as artificial intelligence and mobile applications into clinical training. The lab explores competency-based education, student well-being, and clinical decision-making, with an emphasis on improving learning outcomes and professional development. Research also extends to health behavior and obesity, particularly in the context of preventive healthcare and lifestyle factors.
Research Overview
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Selected Papers
15The study analyzed the trends in medical education research using SNA and analyzed their meaning using complex systems theory. During the 53-year period studied, medical education research has been subdivided and has expanded, improved, and changed along with shifts in society's needs. By analyzing the trends in medical education using the conceptual framework of complex systems theory, the research team determined that medical education is forming a sense of the voluntary order within the field
Burnout and depression levels among dental students in Korea were relatively high and intercorrelated. Burnout level was significantly associated with high academic workload. Students experiencing burnout were likely to be dissatisfied with their education programs and likely to need counseling.
OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the students' satisfaction and awareness of competency towards smartphone use and schema-based learning in dental radiology practice. METHODS: Third year students undertaking a dental radiology practicum at a dental school were divided into two groups: one group received traditional clinical training, whereas the other group used smartphones in classes and received new training using schema assignments. At the end of the course, students' satisfaction with the
Objectives: This study aims to explore the effectiveness of medical communication skills training through generative AI (Artificial Intelligence), such as ChatGPT. The primary objective is to analyze the impact of AI-based education on students’ communication abilities and learning experiences, while also discussing the long-term potential of integrating AI into medical education. Methods: A communication education utilizing Generative AI was designed for 70 first-year medical students. The prog
PURPOSE: We not only developed a clinical practice program for the assessment and feedback vis-à-vis medical students' medical records but also evaluated the effectiveness of this program via a self-assessment of medical students' competence in writing medical records pre- and post-program. METHODS: In 2022, 74 third-year medical students were divided into four groups and participated in a 2-week program. The students' medical records were graded on a scale ranging from 1 to 3 daily, and the mea
The purpose of this study is to understand the factors affecting abdominal obesity. A secondary data analysis was conducted to analyze 5262 individuals' data from the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The prevalence of obesity was slightly higher in men than women, while abdominal obesity was more prevalent in women. A higher correlation with obesity was observed in young and middle-aged individuals, unmarried individuals, urban residents, those with good subjective he
INTRODUCTION: Accurate clinical decision-making of dentists should be based on their knowledge and experience. In the past 10 years, interest in competency-based dentistry education has rapidly increased, but there has been little attention paid to methods of improving dental education competency. The purpose of this study was to develop a clinical presentation education model that provides opportunities for students to practice problem-solving from the moment they greet the patient so that stud
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine the satisfaction, educational linkage, and self-perceived competence of dental students enrolled in either 4 + 4 dental program, comprising an undergraduate degree and Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS), or 3 + 4 program, which is a BS/DDS combined degree program, in the Korean dental education system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The survey questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale was developed and validated by four dental education experts, consisting of
The result reveals that students' professional role concept is associated with the learning experience in professionalism program based on PBL. Opportunities to think of professionalism in clinical situations improved students' sense of responsibility as dentist.
PURPOSE: The expertise of medicians in clinical decision-making is very important since it improves the quality of medical services provided to patients. This study analyzed the characteristics of the decision-making process and confirmed clinicians' electroencephalography (EEG) characteristics by measuring their cerebral activity during clinical decision-making. This study aims to present learning directions for brain-based clinical decision-making to develop medical experts. METHODS: This stud
Purpose: In recent years, efforts to improve the dental curriculum in South Korea have focused on a shift to outcome-based dental education based on core competencies in dentistry. So far, the field has seen various studies on the development of competencies, performance evaluation, and the importance of outcome-based education, but few studies have documented the development of such an education model. Therefore, this study develops an OBE curriculum for dentistry education and describes the de
A number of mobile health apps related to coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been developed, but research into app content analytics for effective surveillance and management is still in its preliminary stages. The present study aimed to identify the purpose and functions of the currently available COVID-19 apps using content analysis. The secondary aim was to propose directions for the future development of apps that aid infectious disease surveillance and control with a focus
Dental education is gradually transitioning to competency-based education system, which aims to help dentists achieve certain core competencies by means of various systems, such as curriculum accreditation. This study examined satisfaction with dental school education and the differences in the perceived importance and self-assessment of competencies among general dentists, in an attempt to propose a desirable direction for dental education. A questionnaire was administered to new general dentis
One of the most demanded competencies of an oral health professional such as an oral pathologist is the ability to make clinical decisions.\nThe purpose of this study was to examine the neurological differences between beginners and experts in the clinical decision-making process which consisting of complex, dynamic and sophisticated cognitive processes, and to identify the characteristics of experts based on the brain by comparing EEG activity. This study conducted experimental design with 10 d