Educational Goals Extracted from Homepages of Pharmacy Schools in Korea

BACKGROUND: The current educational goals and missions of pharmacy schools in Korea were analyzed to examine the current orientation and future direction of pharmaceutical education. METHODS: Educational mission statements were obtained from the homepages of 35 pharmacy schools and subjected to convert into codes. Themes and categories were induced using qualitative content-analysis from the codes and compared according to location of school (capital area versus province), public versus private, and date of initial enrollment (before versus in 2011). The themes and categories were compared with “the eight-star pharmacist” suggested by World Health Organization (WHO) and International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). RESULTS: Twelve themes, 44 categories, and 496 codes were identified. Themes included pharmaceutical expertise, professionalism, contribution to society, basic educational ideology, sphere of activity, leadership, research, dealing with future change, problem-solving ability, self-management and development, cooperation, and respect for life. Mission statements of schools that initially enrolled in 2011 cited humankind level contribution (p=0.011), patient-centered care (p=0.026), and globalization (p=0.018) more frequently than those enrolled before 2011. Most schools mentioned about care-giver, researcher, and decision-maker which were stated in “the eight-star pharmacist”. CONCLUSION: To meet the growing social requirements of a pharmacist's roles, wide-ranging active discussion on establishing educational goals should be made.

What is the current orientation of undergraduate medical education in Korea? / 한국의학교육

PURPOSE: The educational purpose of a medical school is important, because it guides educational decisions in an individual organization and projects the image of the doctors that we are generating. By analyzing the educational goals of entire medical schools, this study aimed to examine the current orientation and future direction of undergraduate medical education in Korea. METHODS: Educational goals were collected from the website of each medical school and subjected to inductive content analysis. After identifying categories and themes, we examined the differences between medical school subgroups and compared the categories with competencies that have been suggested by the "Korean Doctor's Role." RESULTS: Thirteen themes were identified: medical expertise, professionalism, contribution to various levels of society, self-management and development, basic educational ideology, research ability, cooperation, leadership, dealing with future change, respect for life, creativity, problem-solving ability, and ability to educate. There was a significant difference in educational goals between medical schools when grouped by geographic location and affiliation of research-driven hospitals. Of the 16 competencies that are suggested by the Korean Doctor's Role, 12 had one or more corresponding categories. CONCLUSION: Per their current educational purposes, Korean medical schools pursue a broad variety of competencies that need cultivating during the course of undergraduate medical education. Further research is needed to determine how best to apply these educational purposes in actual institutions and ultimately lead them to become part of the competency of a graduate.

Metas e estratégias de socialização que mães de crianças surdas valorizam para seus filhos / Socialization Goals and strategies for deaf children that their mothers value for their children

Estudos sobre desenvolvimento infantil destacam não apenas o papel do ambiente físico e social da criança, como também das cognições parentais, compartilhadas em determinado contexto e momento histórico. Pesquisas no Brasil apontam a prevalência de modelos de criação distintos, em virtude do contexto cultural, são eles: interdependente, independente e autônomorelacional. Sendo assim, objetivou-se conhecer as metas de socialização e expectativas de mães de crianças surdas sobre o futuro dos seus filhos. Foram entrevistadas 13 mães de crianças surdas matriculadas em uma unidade especializada na educação de surdos, no município de Belém, a partir da aplicação de um roteiro semiestruturado, composto por questões, validadas no Brasil, sobre metas e estratégias de socialização. O grupo entrevistado caracterizou-se por: mães residentes em contexto urbano, em sua maioria de baixa renda, com pouca escolaridade, na fixa etária entre 31 e 40 anos. Foram relatadas 20 metas de socialização, concentradas nas seguintes categorias, expectativas sociais, bom comportamento e autoaperfeiçoamento, em ordem decrescente, indicando uma tendência à dimensão sociocêntrica. O modelo de criação predominante foi o interdependente. Em relação às estratégias de socialização, foram descritas 37, entre elas a categoria centrada em si obteve maior escore, com destaque para o aspecto cognitivo. Compreende-se que embora o modelo de criação seja interdependente, as estratégias concentraram-se na figura da mãe. Uma análise possível é a barreira linguística decorrente da surdez que impede que a criança e o contexto sejam considerados pelas mães como mediadores de qualidades para seus filhos.

Research in Brazil has drawn attention to the prevalence of distinct models for creativity that arise from the social background, which are as follows: interdependent, independent and autonomous-relational. In light of this, the purpose of this study is to uncover the socialization goals and expectations of mothers of deaf children with regard to the future of their children. Interviews were conducted with 13 mothers of deaf children enrolled in a deaf public school; the study was carried out using a semi-structured questionnaire (officially recognized in Brazil) comprising questions about the goals and strategies of socialization. The group of participants consisted of the following: low-income mothers residing in an urban environment, with little formal education and aged between 31 and 40. The study reported 20 socialization goals that were divided into the following categories: social expectations, good behavior and self-improvement-in descending order-which suggests a tendency towards a 'sociocentric' dimension. The interdependent category was the predominant model of creativity. With regard to strategies of socialization, 37 were described, one of which (the category centered on itself) obtained the highest score with stress being laid on its cognitive features. It should be understood that although the model of creativity is independent, the strategies were concentrated on the figure of the mother. One possible analytical approach is to examine the linguistic barriers that are caused by deafness and which prevent the child and the environment from being taken into account by mothers as mediators of the children.

Kampo Medical Education for University Students of Health Education / 日本東洋医学雑誌

Many of the students belonging to the School of Health and Social Services will be responsible for health education in the future, and it is important that they have an understanding of the importance of Kampo medicine and the ability to give appropriate guidance in the field. But their educational goals need discussing. We conducted lectures on Kampo medicine with medical school students towards this end, and conducted before and after questionnaire surveys to gauge their effect. Students with a desirable degree of awareness toward Kampo medicine in Japanese society increased from 58.0 ± 15.4% to 88.5 ± 10.2%, and students judging Kampo as either useful or extremely useful rose from 58.4% to 95.9%. It is our hope that, with the raised awareness from these lectures as a base, these students will go on to engage in suitable medical educational activities in the future.

The Attempt to Develop a "Model Program" on the Basis of the Objectives Established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in the New Postgraduate Clinical Training System / 医学教育

Clinical training programs play an extremely important role in the new postgraduate clinical training system introduced in 2004 because facilities for clinical training now include various health-related institutions in addition to the university hospitals and special hospitals for clinical training used in the previous system. Although educational goals have been established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, trainees may have difficulty achieving these goals, even under the guidance of staff at the various facilities. There are differences in the function and quality of health-related institutions in the community. For the practical and convenient application of educational goals, we have attempted develop a “model program” to supplement the objectives indicated by the learning goals with more specific objectives. These supplementary objectives can be modified by individual institutions. We hope that this “model program” contributes to the development of objectives for each institution and helps improve the quality of the postgraduate training system in Japan.

The Changes in the Educational Goals and Objectives of Medical Schools in Korea / 한국의학교육

We reviewed the educational goals and objectives of the 32 medical schools in Korea, which is based on the 1992's, 1994's, and 1996's edition of the Directory of Korea Medical Education. The purpose of this study is to find trend of their changes and to help revise them. Among the 32 medical schools in Korea, 31(96.9%) described goals and objectives separately on 1996's edition, while 26(81.3%), 19(59.4%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively. The medical ethics and morality was becoming more important; 30(93.8%) medical schools on 1996's and 1994's edition, while 26(81.3%) on 1992's. There were more emphases on the promotion of the ability of community services in health and of self study. For the promotion of the ability of community services in health; 26(81.3%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 23(71.9%), 19(59.4%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively. For the promotion of the ability of self study; 25(78.1%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 21(65.6%), 15(46.9%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively. The cultivation of primary care physician was becoming the primary goal of medical schools; 23(71.9%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 12(37.5%), 9(28.1%) on 1994's, 1992's respectively. Teaching medical knowledge and clinical skills were still regarded as important; 21(65.6%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 20(62.5%), 23(71.9%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively. The inclusion of medical scientists in the possible job lists was also eminent; 14(43.8%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 11(34.4%), 6(18.8%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively. The ultimate educational goal of university was becoming prominent; 21(65.6%) medical schools on 1996's edition, while 15(46.9%), 11(34.4%) on 1994's, 1992's, respectively.

Analysis of Educational Goals and Objectives of Korean Medical Schools / 한국의학교육

The contents of educational goals and objectives of 32 Korean medical schools, that were listed in the Korean Medical Education Directory for 1994-1995, were analysed to help developing new educationa l goals and objectives. Regarding the professions in which the graduates of medical schools can be engaged, all of the 32 school were aiming at the medical doctor. 34.4% at the medical scientist, 28.1% at the medical educator, and 15.6% at the health administrator. Only 37.5% of the medical schools stated that their educational objective is training the primary physician and 50% of the schools did not specify the level of their graduates as a physician. The proportion of schools which stated that the medical student should learn in three domains of educational objectives, i.e. medical knowledge,clinical skills and attitude were 18.8% and 56.3% of the schools descirbed learning just in two domains of medical knowledge and skills which may reflect underating the importance of attitude. The proportions of knowledge and skills which may reflect underating the importance of attitude. The proportions of schools that stated aquiring the ability of holistic management of patients and self-learning/life long study in their educational objectives were 28.1% and 62.5%, respectively. The proportion of schools that emphasized on the medical ethics and morality was 93.8% and on cultivating human nature was 71.9%. These reflect that a high quality of ethics and morality was 93.8% and on cultivating human nature was 71.9%. These reflect that a high quality of ethics and human nature is required to the medical doctor. The universal and ultimate goal of human society and universities, such as democratic educational ideology, Korean educational ideology, prosperity of human society, promotion of human welfare, and improvement of public health, were included in the educational goals in 43.8% of the schools. As the primary goal of medical schools is the producing primary physicians, it is suggested to include the affective domain(attitude), cultivation of the capacity of self-learning and ability of holistic management of patients in the educational objectives of medical shools.