Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions

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Assessing genetic and genomic literacy concepts among Albanian nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional study: Elona Gaxhja, Mitilda Gugu, Angelo Dante, Armelda Teta, Armela Kapaj, Liljana Ramasaco; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:13. Published online April 21, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.13

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Purpose
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI) and to assess the level of genomic literacy among nursing and midwifery students.
Methods
Data were collected via a monocentric online cross-sectional study using the Albanian version of the GNCI. Participants included first-, second-, and third-year nursing and midwifery students. Demographic data such as age, sex, year level, and prior exposure to genetics were collected. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests were used to compare demographic characteristics and GNCI scores between groups.
Results
Among the 715 participants, most were female (88.5%) with a median age of 19 years. Most respondents (65%) had not taken a genetics course, and 83.5% had not attended any related training. The mean score was 7.49, corresponding to a scale difficulty of 24.38% correct responses.
Conclusion
The findings reveal a low foundational knowledge of genetics/genomics among future nurses and midwives. It is essential to enhance learning strategies and update curricula to prepare a competent healthcare workforce in precision health.

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Genomic literacy in nursing: a systematic scoping review of the literature
Angelo Dante, Vittorio Masotta, Ilaria Paoli, Valeria Caponnetto, Maria Caples, Mari Laaksonen, Tina Kamenšek, Cristina Petrucci, Loreto Lancia
BMJ Open.2025; 15(7): e100054. CrossRef

Challenges and potential improvements in the Accreditation Standards of the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation 2019 (ASK2019) derived through meta-evaluation: a cross-sectional study: Yoonjung Lee, Min-jung Lee, Junmoo Ahn, Chungwon Ha, Ye Ji Kang, Cheol Woong Jung, Dong-Mi Yoo, Jihye Yu, Seung-Hee Lee; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2024;21:8. Published online April 2, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2024.21.8

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Purpose
This study aimed to identify challenges and potential improvements in Korea's medical education accreditation process according to the Accreditation Standards of the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation 2019 (ASK2019). Meta-evaluation was conducted to survey the experiences and perceptions of stakeholders, including self-assessment committee members, site visit committee members, administrative staff, and medical school professors.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted using surveys sent to 40 medical schools. The 332 participants included self-assessment committee members, site visit team members, administrative staff, and medical school professors. The t-test, one-way analysis of variance and the chi-square test were used to analyze and compare opinions on medical education accreditation between the categories of participants.
Results
Site visit committee members placed greater importance on the necessity of accreditation than faculty members. A shared positive view on accreditation’s role in improving educational quality was seen among self-evaluation committee members and professors. Administrative staff highly regarded the Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation’s reliability and objectivity, unlike the self-evaluation committee members. Site visit committee members positively perceived the clarity of accreditation standards, differing from self-assessment committee members. Administrative staff were most optimistic about implementing standards. However, the accreditation process encountered challenges, especially in duplicating content and preparing self-evaluation reports. Finally, perceptions regarding the accuracy of final site visit reports varied significantly between the self-evaluation committee members and the site visit committee members.
Conclusion
This study revealed diverse views on medical education accreditation, highlighting the need for improved communication, expectation alignment, and stakeholder collaboration to refine the accreditation process and quality.

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Beyond intentions: a critical narrative review of accreditation’s planned and emergent impact on medical schools
Do-Hwan Kim, Roghayeh Gandomkar, Hyo Hyun Yoo, David Rojas
Advances in Health Sciences Education.2026;[Epub] CrossRef
Evaluation of a Vietnamese medical school using Korean medical school accreditation standards
Bo-Young Yoon, Yon-Chul Park, Keunmi Lee, Hee-Je Lee, Jung-Sook Ha, Seung-Jae Hong, Nguyen Hoang Minh, Jung-Sik Huh
Journal of Medicine and Life Science.2026; 23(1): 24. CrossRef
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