Health Commun.  2021 Dec;16(2):215-224. 10.15715/kjhcom.2021.16.2.215.

Analysis of the current status of medical humanities education at domestic medical schools and proposal of educational system.

• Kim SK
• Kim J
• Lee JH
• Bae JH

• KMID: 2526434
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2021.16.2.215

Abstract

The educational development in Korean Medical School has shown remarkable results in about 20 years. These institutes has an excellent evaluation base and educational independence. And the curriculum, the method, and the evaluation in medical education have been innovated over recent 20 years. Those revolutionary outcome of the innovation of medical education affirms possibilities and potentialities of innovation and reformation in the future. In response, this article attempted to reflect on the deficiencies of medical education through the analysis of the educational status of medical humanities in 40 medical schools for better future medical humanities education under such a strong environment. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present the direction in which medical humanities literature based on value education. In this process, in order to find the essence of medical education through educational philosophy discourse, the blue print of evidence based medicine is presented, and the role and direction of medical humanities are suggested through reflection on strengthening medical education capabilities.

Keyword

competency building education; medical education; medical humanities; status of medical humanities education