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Core elements of character education essential for doctors suggested by medical students in Korea: a preliminary study
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Yera Hur
, Keumho Lee
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J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2020;17:43. Published online December 21, 2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2020.17.43
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- This preliminary study aimed to determine how medical students perceive character education in Korea. A structured survey questionnaire was distributed to 10 medical students between September and December 2018, of whom 6 students replied. Students’ responses were classified into elements, which were also categorized. Twenty-nine core elements of characters in 8 categories were verified as essential for doctors and as needs for character education. The most frequently suggested categories were “care and respect,” “empathy and communication,” and “responsibility and calling.” Participants also stated that various forms of character education are necessary and that they were not satisfied with the teaching methods of the character education that they had received. These results verified the most essential character traits for doctors and identified problems related to current character education. The results of this study will be helpful for preparing the character education curriculum in medical schools.
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- Medical students’ self-evaluation of character, and method of character education
Yera Hur, Sanghee Yeo, Keumho Lee BMC Medical Education.2022;[Epub] CrossRef - Ethical and Moral Issues in Undergraduate Medical Education: An Exploratory Study
Noor-i-Kiran Naeem, Zil-e-Fatima Naeem, Asfandyar Anwer Journal of Shalamar Medical & Dental College - JSHMDC.2022; 3(2): 48. CrossRef - Definition of character for medical education based on expert opinions in Korea
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Identification and evaluation of the core elements of character education for medical students in Korea
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Yera Hur
, Keumho Lee
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J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2019;16:21. Published online August 20, 2019
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.21
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- Purpose
Medicine requires uniquely high levels of motivation, ethics, and altruistic values and behavior. This study was conducted to redefine character education in medical education and to identify and evaluate the core elements of physicians’ character.
Methods A 3-round Delphi survey was conducted among professors of medical education, physicians, experts from nursing schools, and a head nurse in Korea. A consultant group (CG) was formed to prepare the Delphi survey, discuss the research results, and set directions for future initiatives. The 3 rounds of the Delphi survey were conducted between September 2018 and February 2019.
Results From the first-round Delphi survey, which inquired about the 10 key character elements required for medical students, a total of 420 elements were collected. The top 10 categories were selected and classified. After the second and third rounds of the Delphi consensus process and a series of CG meetings, the following 8 core categorical elements were identified: service and sacrifice, empathy and communication, care and respect, honesty and humility, responsibility and calling, collaboration and magnanimity, creativity and positivity, and patience and leadership. The average score of medical graduates for the core elements ranged from 2.45 to 3.46 (standard deviation, 0.23–0.60) on a 5-point Likert scale.
Conclusion Eight core categorical elements of the character of medical students were identified. The results of this study can be used as a reference for establishing the goals and desired outcomes of character education at the level of undergraduate or graduate medical education.
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