Hyun Bae Yoon

BACKGROUND: Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), school openings were postponed worldwide as a way to stop its spread. Most classes are moving online, and this includes medical school classes. The authors present their experience of running such online classes with offline clinical clerkship under pandemic conditions, and also present data on student satisfaction, academic performance, and preference. METHODS: The medical school changed every first-year to fourth-year cour

PURPOSE: Medical professionals from Korea and Laos have been working together to develop a continuing professional development training program covering the major clinical fields of primary care. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the program from 2013 to 2014 using the Kirkpatrick model. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to evaluate the reaction of the trainees, and the trainers assessed the level of trainees' performance at the beginning and the end of each clinical section. The

The peer evaluation instrument that was used in the TBL classes was valid and reliable. Providing evaluation criteria and rules seemed to improve the validity and reliability of the instrument.

The participation, satisfaction, and the academic achievement of the online course were comparable to those of the in-person course. However, the greatest drawback of the online course was the lack of interaction between peer learners. Therefore, diverse methods for online education should be considered to increase students' sense of belonging to a learning community.

The faculty development programs that were developed and implemented as part of this transnational collaboration between Mongolia and Korea are expected to contribute to the further improvement of health professions education in Mongolia. Future studies are needed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of these educational programs.

This new core competency model will provide guidance for the competency based education of translational medicine in Korea.

Faculty development programs online are feasible and effective in medical education. We need to design training content that fits online programs, consider various online training methods to reinforce the strengths of online programs, and support participants to make good use of these programs.

PURPOSE: Our study aimed to delve beyond a surface-level understanding and explore the various dimensions of the global health curriculum from the perspective of both learners and educators using the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) model. METHODS: From 2020 to 2021, interviews were conducted with a total of 10 individuals, including five students who had taken at least one elective course and at least one elective research course, three teaching assistants (TA), and two faculty membe

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the formative program evaluation on the continuous improvement of a clinical training program for Lao health professionals. The training program was conducted 4 times consecutively for total 48 health professionals, and the formative program evaluation was carried out during the whole process. To evaluate the satisfaction and the transfer of the trainees, the questionnaire survey, the focus group interview, and the trainees' medical records were used. A

BACKGROUND: Former socialist countries have undergone a socio-economic transition in recent decades. New challenges for the healthcare system have arisen in the transition economy, leading to demands for better management and development of the health professions. However, few studies have explored the effects of this transition on health professions education. Thus, we investigated the effects of the socio-economic transition on the health professions education system in Mongolia, a transition

The recent debate surrounding the expansion of enrollment in Korean medical schools has reignited interest in the Flexner Report, published in the United States in 1910. Historically, medical education in the United States transitioned from small proprietary schools to university-affiliated institutions, emphasizing basic science and clinical experience. The Flexner Report advocated for scientific medicine and led to significant reforms in medical education, including standardization of curricul

Background. As the imbalance in organ demand and supply is getting worse, <1000 patients waiting for organ transplants die each year in South Korea. To enhance positive attitudes to deceased organ–tissue donation through systematic education, we developed an educational program with delivery pathways for premedical and medical students. Methods. Online and offline self-learning educational materials on deceased organ–tissue donation were generated and posted on the Vitallink Academy YouTube s

The main points of issue with the former premedical curriculum of Seoul National University College of Medicine (SNUCM) were the absence of educational objectives, decline in student motivation caused by uniform education, students’ lack of a sense of belonging, and lack of humanistic education. In accordance with these issues, there were five aspects considered for the improvement of the premedical curriculum: reform based on the newly established educational objectives that corresponds with th

목 적 : 복막투석은 말기신부전증의 신대체요법으로 널리 사용되고 있으나, 국내 생존 관련 자료가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 1990년 이후 서울대병원에서 시행한 복막투석 환자의 생존 및 복막염 관련 자료를 분석함으로써, 향후 진료와 연구에 기초 자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1990년 1월 1일부터 2007년 6월 30일 사이에 서울대병원에서 복막투석을 시작한 15세 이상의 환자 가운데, 3개월 이상 복막투석을 시행한 670명을 대상으로, 2007년 12월 31일까지 관찰하였다. 이들의 성별, 나이, 신부전의 원인, 당뇨병, 심혈관 질환, Davies Comorbidity Score, 사망이나 복막투석 중단의 원인, 그리고 복막염에 대한 자료를 분석하였다. 생존율은 Kaplan-Meier 방법으로 분석하였고, 생존율에 영향을 미치는 독립적인 인자들을 구하기 위하여 multivariate Cox proportional hazard model을 이용하였다. 결 과 : 말기신

Mongolia is suffering from the inadequate capacity of medical doctors due to a poor education and training system. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effect of a clinical training program for capacity building of medical doctors in Mongolia, and to suggest an effective model for continuing professional development in developing countries. Based on the results of a needs assessment, Korean and Mongolian medical experts developed a clinical training program and trained the trainers on