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Complementary and alternative medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum: a survey of Korean medical schools

Authors
 Do Yeun Kim  ;  Wan Beom Park  ;  Hee Cheol Kang  ;  Mi Jung Kim  ;  Kyu-Hyun Park  ;  Byung-Il Min  ;  Duk-Joon Suh  ;  Hye Won Lee  ;  Seung Pil Jung  ;  Mison Chun  ;  Soon Nam Lee 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, Vol.18(9) : 870-874, 2012 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
ISSN
 1075-5535 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Acupuncture Therapy ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Complementary Therapies/education* ; Curriculum* ; Data Collection ; Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods* ; Health Services Needs and Demand ; Homeopathy ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Korean Traditional ; Naturopathy ; Professional Competence ; Republic of Korea ; Schools, Medical* ; Teaching/methods*
Keywords
Acupuncture Therapy ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Complementary Therapies/education* ; Curriculum* ; Data Collection ; Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods* ; Health Services Needs and Demand ; Homeopathy ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Korean Traditional ; Naturopathy ; Professional Competence ; Republic of Korea ; Schools, Medical* ; Teaching/methods*
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The current status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) education in Korean medical schools is still largely unknown, despite a growing need for a CAM component in medical education. The prevalence, scope, and diversity of CAM courses in Korean medical school education were evaluated.

DESIGN: Participants included academic or curriculum deans and faculty at each of the 41 Korean medical schools. A mail survey was conducted from 2007 to 2010. Replies were received from all 41 schools.

RESULTS: CAM was officially taught at 35 schools (85.4%), and 32 schools (91.4%) provided academic credit for CAM courses. The most common courses were introduction to CAM or integrative medicine (88.6%), traditional Korean medicine (57.1%), homeopathy and naturopathy (31.4%), and acupuncture (28.6%). Educational formats included lectures by professors and lectures and/or demonstrations by practitioners. The value order of core competencies was attitude (40/41), knowledge (32/41), and skill (6/41). Reasons for not initiating a CAM curriculum were a non-evidence-based approach in assessing the efficacy of CAM, insufficiently reliable reference resources, and insufficient time to educate students in CAM.

CONCLUSIONS: This survey reveals heterogeneity in the content, format, and requirements among CAM courses at Korean medical schools. Korean medical school students should be instructed in CAM with a more consistent educational approach to help patients who participate in or demand CAM.
Full Text
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2011.0179
DOI
22849549
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Family Medicine (가정의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Hee Cheol(강희철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-7448
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/90612
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