Korean J Dermatol.
2002 Sep;40(9):1089-1099.
Student Evaluation of Clerkship Experience at Dermatology Department Through Questionnaire
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hceun@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Office of Medical Education, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: As part of medicine's shift in emphasis toward primary patient care, clinical curriculum is very important in the education of medical students. There are excellent opportunities for general learning of clinical skills especially in dermatological clinical clerkship course.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dermatological clerkship with questionnaire by students. We would like to find out and look into the way how to improve the clerkship course.
METHODS
103 students filled in well-structured questionnaires after they had finished a 2 week-clinical clerkship course of Department of Dermatology. The questionnaire consisted of overall evaluation of clinical clerkship, of subtypes of clinical clerkship course, and the way how to evaluate students. After finishing the clinical clerkship course, 10 students were interviewed with the results of the questionnaire.
RESULTS
Most students were generally pleased with the didactic quality of clerkship. The course of observation of outpatient clinic among various subtypes of clinical clerkship were favored most by the students. The newly developed educational contents revealed not to be properly used. Faculty activity was also scored to be better than average. The test for clinical clerkship was regarded a little difficult to the students.
CONCLUSION
The evaluation of didactic quality of clinical clerkship seems very important in the improvement of medical education. The development of the more valid and reliable questionnaire is needed. The overall evaluation of clerkship by various perspectives such as students, faculties, patients and institutions will provide more improvement of quality of clerkship at Dermatology department.
