Yonsei Med J.  1973 Dec;14(1):91-108.

Medical Education in Korea Needs and Opportunities

• Rice RG

Abstract

In 1973, through the Association of Korean Medical Colleges, asurvey was made of a random sample of l0% of faculties of Koreas 14 medical colleges to assess their interest in using educational sciences to help teacher's performance and student's learning. 96.63% of those quesioned stated their desire to learn more about educational sciences. Details of the results of the questionnaire are in the report. Using a frame taken from the social sciences a study was made of faculty ideas concerning the ideal, and the real in medical education. Then the disparity between the ideal and the real was assessed, the cause of the disparity studied, and what might be done about the disparity was investigated. A proposal is made for the planning of a National Health Sciences Teacher Training Program which would assist interested faculty in all of the medical colleges, and also dental, nursing, allied health colleges, to learn about educational sciences and their help in student learning and teacher performance The goal of such a program would be that every health sciences teacher doctor dentist, nurse, technician, etc. would be able to plan objectives for teaching, and students, 1earning, and would seek the best pediogological method for reaching the objectives, and would plan and carry out educationally sound evaluation of the objectives as an integral part of faculty educational development.

MeSH Terms

Education, Medical/standards*
Korea