Guidelines for Improvement of Integrated Courses in a Medical School / 계명의대학술지

To systematically develop the courses or programs of medical education, guidelines were developed for the improvement of integrated courses, modifying the existing evaluation model of school curriculum to fit the curriculum of medical school. The guidelines were divided into three parts, prior-class, mid-class, and post-class, and 18 items were developed in the areas of situation analysis, developing process, goals, contents, organization, management, performance, and evaluation.

The questionnaire of the teaching effect of the integrated courses in pathophysiology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

The integrated courses in pathophysiology have been implemented for clinical medicine in Nanfang Medical University with experimental contrast method since 2006 to compare the advantages of the teaching effect of the integrated courses with traditional learning in pathophysiology with the questionnaire. The results have showed that the students on the integrated track are more positive in the knowledge learning,problem analysis and solving as well as the subsequent clinical knowledge learning.

Current Situation of Medical Ethics Education in the United States of America / 한국의학교육

PURPOSE: This paper examines current situation of medical ethics education in the United States of America to have an overview on contents, learning methods and educational strategies for medical ethics education. METHODS: The author analyzes medical ethics courses, related integrated courses and their teaching methods published in Curriculum Directory Association of American Medical Colleges (2000) and reviewed literature relevant to the subject. RESULTS: The statistical data show that 125 medical schools in America provided 679 medical ethics classes, which were 5.4 classes per school. More than 90% of formal classes were conducted in preclinical years: 67.3% of all ethics-related classes were opened in the first academic year; 24.8 % in the second academic year. Lectures were most prevalent teaching methods, following small group discussion, case-based study, tutorial, and so on. Medical educators have hardly reached consensus over details of medical ethics, although they agree on the necessity of medical ethics education. In spite of incomplete information, this study shows a general tendency of medical ethics education in U.S.A.