Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2019 May;36(2):78-84. 10.12701/yujm.2019.00206.

Trends in the study on medical education over the last 10 years, based on paper titles

• Kim SY

• KMID: 2449318
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00206

Abstract

Medical education research subjects are incredibly diverse and have changed over time. This work in particular aims to compare and analyze research trends in medical education through the words used in the titles of these research papers. Academic Medicine (the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges), Medical Teacher (the journal of the Association of Medical Education in Europe), the Korean Journal of Medical Education (KJME), and Korean Medical Education Review (KMER) were selected and analyzed for the purposes of this research. From 2009 to 2018, Academic Medicine and Medical Teacher published approximately 10 to 20 times more papers than the KJME and KMER. Frequently used words in these titles include "medical,""student,""education," and "learning". The words "clinical" and "learning" were used relatively often (7.80% to 13.66%) in Korean journals and Medical Teacher, but Academic Medicine used these phrases relatively less often (6.47% and 4.41%, respectively). Concern with such various topics as problem-based learning, team-based learning, program evaluations, burnout, e-learning, and digital indicates that Medical Teacher seems to primarily deal with teaching and learning methodologies, and Academic Medicine handles all aspects of medical education. The KJME and KMER did not cover all subjects, as they publish smaller papers. However, it is anticipated that research on new subjects, such as artificial intelligence in medical education, will occur in the near future.

Keyword

Learning; Medical education; Program evaluation; Teaching

MeSH Terms

Artificial Intelligence
Education, Medical*
Humans
Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Program Evaluation
Research Subjects

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  Fig. 1. Word cloud analysis with Rstudio for word frequencies after removing conductions in titles of papers in the KJME (A), KMER (B), Academic Medicine (C), and Medical Teacher (D) during the year 2018. KJME, Korean Journal of Medical Education; KMER, Korean Medical Education Review.

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  Fig. 2. The number of papers showing MeSH Major Topics, such as “problem-based learning” (A), “program evaluation” (B), and “burnout” (C), and/or such topic words in titles of papers as “team-based learning” (D), “e-learning” (E), and “digital” (F) in the KJME, KMER, Academic Medicine, and Medical Teacher from 2009 to 2018. MeSH, Medical Subject Headings; KJME, Korean Journal of Medical Education; KMER, Korean Medical Education Review.

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