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Younga Ji

Sungkyunkwan University · Medicine

About the Lab

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.

medical educationdental educationAI in educationstudent well-beingcompetency-based education

Research Overview

Papers
23
Total Citations
126
Papers (5y)
12
Primary Field
Medicine

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
12total
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Citations per year (5y)
21total
20222023202420252026

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|43 citations·2018
Research topics and trends in medical education by social network analysis
Young‐A Ji, Se Jin Nam, Hong‐Gee Kim, Jae‐Il Lee, Soo‐Kyoung Lee
SJR Q1BMC Medical EducationOA

The 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

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
2
Article|42 citations·2020
High levels of burnout and depression in a population of senior dental students in a school of dentistry in Korea
Eun-Jung Kwak, Young‐A Ji, Seung‐Ho Baek, Yoo Sang Baek
SJR Q1Journal of Dental SciencesOA

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.

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
3
Article|10 citations·2018
Smartphone use and schema-based learning in dentomaxillofacial radiology practice: a case report from one College of Dentistry
Young‐A Ji, You-Mee Lee, Hyun‐Dae Lim, Won-Jong Park, Ji-Hye Jung, Jewoo Lee, Byung Do Lee
SJR Q1Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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

General DentistryDentistry
4
Article|5 citations·2024
Transforming Medical Communication Education: The Effectiveness of Generative AI Education Using ChatGPT
Young‐A Ji, Gwihyun Kim, Ji‐Hyun Seo
Journal of Health Informatics and StatisticsOA

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

Health InformaticsMedicine
5
Article|4 citations·2020
Developing a clinical presentation dental education model and a pilot test
Young‐A Ji, Hong‐Seop Kho, Ho‐Beom Kwon, Young‐Jae Kim, Yang‐Jo Seol, Kyung‐Hoe Huh, Ryan Jin‐Young Kim, Hyung‐In Yoon, Seung‐Ho Baek
SJR Q1European Journal Of Dental Education

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
6
Article|4 citations·2024
Factors Affecting Abdominal Obesity: Analyzing National Data
Gwihyun Kim, Hyekyung Woo, Young‐A Ji
SJR Q2HealthcareOA

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
7
Article|4 citations·2024
Enhancing medical students’ documentation skills: the impact of an assessment and feedback program
Young‐A Ji, Jung Je Park, Ji‐Hyun Seo
SJR Q2Korean journal of medical educationOA

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
8
Article|4 citations·2022
Dental students’ self-evaluation comparison between dual dental education systems in Korea
Young‐A Ji, Yang‐Jo Seol, Jungjoon Ihm
SJR Q1BMC Medical EducationOA

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

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
9
Article|3 citations·2010
Impacts of Problem-Based Professionalism Course in Dental Education
Young‐A Ji, Min-Kang Kim, Jae‐Il Lee
SJR Q2Korean journal of medical educationOA

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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine
10
Review|2 citations·2022
Insights from Review and Content Analysis of Current COVID-19 Mobile Apps and Recommendations for Future Pandemics
Yeongju Kim, Jihye Choi, Young‐A Ji, Hyekyung Woo
SJR Q2International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOA

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

General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
11
Article|2 citations·2019
Developing a Competency-based Dental Curriculum in Korea
Young‐A Ji, Jaeil Lee, Seungho Baek
The Journal of The Korean Dental AssociationOA

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

Leadership and ManagementNursing
12
Article|2 citations·2023
Brain-based medical education model for expert’s clinical decision making
Young‐A Ji, Hyekyung Woo
SJR Q2Korean journal of medical educationOA

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

Family PracticeMedicine
13
Article|1 citations·2019
Education satisfaction and self-assessment of competency among new general dentists in Korea
Young‐A Ji, Ho‐Beom Kwon, Ryan Jin‐Young Kim, Seungho Baek
The Journal of The Korean Dental AssociationOA

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

Leadership and ManagementNursing
14
Article|0 citations·2021
A Study on the Difference in Clinical Performance by Comparing EEG Activity between Dentist Experts and Beginners in the Diagnostic Process
Young‐A Ji, Hun-Seok OH, Cheongtag Kim, Hong‐Gee Kim, Seung‐Ho Baek, Jae‐Il Lee
The Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

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

Leadership and ManagementNursing
15
Article|0 citations·2010
치의학전문대학원에서 실시한 문제중심 프로페셔널리즘 교육의 효과
Young‐A Ji, Minkang Kim, Jae Il Lee
Aerospace EngineeringEngineering

Research Areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthLeadership and ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth InformaticsPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Dentistry

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