Dohwan Kim

BACKGROUND: Happiness, a subjective judgment about one's quality of life, is influenced by environmental factors and should be considered as an important goal of medical education, which should support each learner's development as a person as well as a professional. However, although several studies have reported on the correlation between Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) scores and students' academic achievement, few have investigated the relationship between DREEM scores a

Obesity is recognized as a chronic low-grade inflammatory state due to adipose tissue expansion being accompanied by an increase in the production of proinflammatory adipokines. Our group is the first to report that B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) is produced from adipocytes and functions as a proinflammatory adipokine. Here, we investigated how loss of BAFF influenced diet-induced obesity in mice by challenging BAFF−/− mice with a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. The results demonstrated that weight

PURPOSE: This study examined how students’ academic performance changed after undergoing a transition to online learning during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the test results of 16 integrated courses conducted in 3 semesters at Hanyang University College of Medicine in Korea. METHODS: For the 16 required courses that formed an integrated system-based curriculum running for 3 semesters, the major examinations’ raw scores were collected for each student. Percent-correc

BACKGROUND: The issue of collaboration in medical education is becoming prominent. Some faculty development programs have suggested an approach for promoting collaboration on a global level. However, non-English-speaking developing countries in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia, do not take advantage of them due to their unique context, such as language and culture. To address these issues, Seoul National University College of Medicine initiated a 6-week international faculty development progra

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic necessarily changed pre-medical students' educational environment into an online format-and students' subjective happiness (SH) is highly impacted by their educational environment. This study investigates changes in pre-medical students' perceptions of their educational environment and their SH before and after the pandemic, as well as explores the predictors related to their SH. METHODS: The Korean version of the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DR

BACKGROUND: Email is widely used as a means of communication between faculty members and students in medical education because of its practical and educational advantages. However, because of the distinctive nature of medical education, students' inappropriate email etiquette may adversely affect their learning as well as faculty members' perception of them. Little data on medical students' competency in professional email writing is available; therefore, this study explored the strengths and we

The study demonstrates that team-based learning could be an effective way of teaching pharmacology to medical students in the preclinical stage. Although most of the students were actively engaged regardless of their preparedness, low-achieving students in particular seemed to gain more benefits than high achievers regarding the acquisition of knowledge.

BACKGROUND: Non-English-speaking developing countries in Southeast Asia have been provided only limited opportunities for faculty development in the education of health professions. Although there exist a few programs that have been shown to be effective, they are frequently presented with few explanations on how and why the programs work due to their outcome-oriented nature. This study explores the process of the Lee Jong-Wook Fellowship for Health Professional Education, an international facul

BACKGROUND: Medical schools have used faculty development programs as an essential means to improve the instruction of faculty members. Thus far, however, participating in such programs has been largely voluntary for individuals even though a certain degree of participation is required to achieve practical effectiveness. In addition, the learning behaviors of faculty members are known to be influenced by organizational contexts such as a hidden curriculum. Therefore, this study explored the orga

The course was well-accepted by premedical students and had several positive outcomes. A more effective use of the course could be anticipated with a clearer explanation of the purpose, the consideration of previous reading experience, and use of complementary learning activities.

이 논문은 <낙성비룡>의 특징과 소설사적 위상을 살피는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 우선 <소대성전>과의 비교를 통해 <낙성비룡>이 지니는 제반 특징들을 다음과 같은 세 가지 측면에서 검토하였다. 우선 갈등의 양상은 고난이 단계적으로 심화되는 데, 이 때 부각되는 것은 고난의 심각함이 아니라, 이경모에 대한 옹호와 박대가 현명함과 어리석음의 대비로 나타난다는 데 있다. 특히 설생 부부의 등장은 양자의 대비를 강조하기 위한 화소라고 파악하였다. 다음으로 영웅 형상의 경우 寬厚한 인품과 賢士的 기질을 바탕으로 한다는 점에서 충동적이고 감정적인 영웅소설(소대성)의 주인공과 다른 지향을 보인다고 파악하였다. 한편 낙성비룡은 작품 말미에 이경모의 풍류적이고 여유로운 자세로 交遊하는 모습을 한 장에 걸쳐 서술하고 있는데, 이는 조화로운 세계로의 지향을 보이고 있다고 하였다. 소설사적 위상과 관련해서 먼저 <낙성비룡>이 <소대성전>의 영향을 받아 창작되었음을 考察하는 한편 여성층이 주된 향유층이었

The characteristics of students who entered through the MMI were more in accordance with the goals of SNUMC and the competency of future doctors. Considering the unique feature of premedical academic achievement, this result implies that such students have superior noncognitive abilities, such as self-development and internal motivation. How these differences change subsequently remains to be seen.

Per their current educational purposes, Korean medical schools pursue a broad variety of competencies that need cultivating during the course of undergraduate medical education. Further research is needed to determine how best to apply these educational purposes in actual institutions and ultimately lead them to become part of the competency of a graduate.

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing role in clinical settings have made AI education a priority in undergraduate medical education. To support this, AI curricula must align with existing medical education frameworks while addressing AI's distinctive characteristics. This article outlines twelve actionable tips to guide the development and implementation of such curricula. These include defining the purpose and scope of AI education within the broader context of ex