| Literature DB >> 25800260 |
So Youn Park1, Oh Young Kwon1, Tai Young Yoon1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The recent trend of switching from medical graduate school to medical school in Korea raises questions about the adjustments that students must make in medical education. We examined the perceptions of medical graduate students with regard to their adaptation in medical education.Entities:
Keywords: Adjustment; Medical students; Perception of medical education; Returnees
Mesh:
Year: 2015 PMID: 25800260 PMCID: PMC8813542 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2015.27.1.37
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Student Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction in Medical Graduate School: Themes, Frequency, and Sample Comments from Interviews
| Theme | Frequency | Sample comment |
|---|---|---|
| Felt satisfaction with their school life | ||
| Obtained knowledge and skills needed for residency | 11 | "In terms of knowledge, so far it is good. It has been a great to learn new things" (case 7) |
| Quality of teaching | 7 | "I noticed that the problem (of academic achievement) is not the teacher but my effort" (case 12) |
| Exposure to medical practice settings | 5 | "It was nice to learn new skills for clinical practice through PBL" (case 3) |
| Gain social network, including friends | 5 | "For me, it’s great to have a chance to make friends" (case 8) |
| Administrative support | 5 | "I found that it was convenient to have administrative tasks over here" (case 4) |
| Felt dissatisfied with their school life | ||
| Hierarchical | 15 | "Well, I guess they still follow old traditions (over here) and students stress more on the hierarchy" (case 2) |
| Scholarship to study at medical graduate school | 12 | "Another thing I noticed was how hard it is to receive a scholarship. I think this decreases my drive" (case 12) |
| Lacking in academic support system | 12 | "Each course has lots of content… (even though they existed) I never heard of a VOD lecture being offered" (case 15). |
| Lacking in dormitory on campus | 9 | "Because of insufficient facilities, I had to find a boarding house near the school" (case 13) |
Data in this table pertain to all 16 interviews.
PBL: Problem-based learning, VOD: Video on demand.
Fig. 1.Self-Regulated Learning in Medical Education