Health Commun.  2024 Dec;19(2):19-27. 10.15715/kjhcom.2024.19.2.19.

Suggestion for Initial Counseling for Students at Risk of Grade Repetition for Integrated Student Support System in Medical School

• Jang KJ
• Ku YJ
• Lee GM
• Lee JH
• Bae JH

• KMID: 2570746
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2024.19.2.19

Abstract

Purpose
: The Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation recommends expanding specialized student support services for students who must remain in the same class for another year and emphasizes the need to clearly describe the support available for these students.
Methods
: Each medical school provides support for students’ school life, academics, career development, and more through student support organizations. However, problems related to grade repetition are currently confined to institutional mechanisms. In this context, it seems necessary to establish a professional and integrated counseling management system for students at risk of grade repetition.
Results
: This study presents cases of the application of initial counseling designs for students facing academic difficulties, discussing the counseling approaches to support them. The initial counseling aims to gather foundational data for educational counseling between professors and students. The content consists of the student’s primary concerns, academic support areas, and assessments of self-directed learning abilities, incorporating both subjective and objective data.
Conclusion
: The counseling approaches to support students at risk of grade repetition, as discussed in the study, include the following: First, supporting them in addressing their isolation issues. Second, strengthening their self-efficacy. Third, helping them to overcome the disconnection with campus resources. For these, medical education needs to shift the perception of grade repetition from an individual to the area of student support. This study’s contribution is to provide foundational data for educational counseling focused on grade repetition support and academic counseling. This may serve as a guideline for students and professors to address academic improvement. In addition, this study presents the necessity of grade repetition support and its approaches as an area of student support, ultimately supplementing the student guidance system and promoting student welfare.

Keyword

Counseling for students at risk of grade repetition; Grade repetition support; Initial counseling; Student support system