| Literature DB >> 25804851 |
Yera Hur1, Keumho Lee1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Medical students need close care and systematic management of their mental and emotional health during their academic tenure. This study examined the status of the current student advisory program and counseling office, the satisfaction of the current student advisory program, the core content of an advisory program, and the quality of a good advisor.Entities:
Keywords: Advisory program; Evaluation; Medical student
Year: 2013 PMID: 25804851 PMCID: PMC8814476 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2013.25.3.221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Current Status of Advisory Programs (n=774)
| Item | Faculties | Students | Total | |||
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| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
| No. of meeting (per year) | ||||||
| Less than once | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 18.9 | 122 | 17.3 |
| 2~3 times | 37 | 59.7 | 363 | 56.3 | 400 | 56.6 |
| 4~5 times | 17 | 27.4 | 101 | 15.7 | 118 | 16.7 |
| 5 or more times | 8 | 12.9 | 59 | 9.1 | 67 | 9.5 |
| Meeting place | ||||||
| Laboratory or doctor’s office | 20 | 24.7 | 125 | 18.6 | 145 | 19.3 |
| Classroom | 1 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Designated place in the school | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Place outside school | 57 | 70.4 | 516 | 76.8 | 573 | 76.1 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 3.7 | 20 | 3.0 | 23 | 3.1 |
| Purpose of meeting | ||||||
| Academic counseling | 29 | 23.6 | 132 | 17.1 | 161 | 18.0 |
| Career counseling | 21 | 17.1 | 92 | 11.9 | 113 | 12.6 |
| Socializing | 45 | 36.6 | 443 | 57.3 | 488 | 54.5 |
| Counseling for interpersonal relationships or emotional issues | 27 | 22.0 | 58 | 7.5 | 85 | 9.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 0.8 | 48 | 6.2 | 49 | 5.5 |
Problems of the Current Advisory Program (n=774)
| Item | Faculties | Students | Total | |||
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| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
| Too formal | 12 | 10.9 | 238 | 31.3 | 250 | 28.7 |
| Unsystematically | 23 | 20.9 | 137 | 18.0 | 160 | 18.4 |
| Deviations of the contents | 30 | 27.3 | 176 | 23.1 | 206 | 23.7 |
| Lack of expertise | 11 | 10.0 | 52 | 6.8 | 63 | 7.2 |
| Lack of school support | 25 | 22.7 | 71 | 9.3 | 96 | 11.0 |
| Lack of time | 7 | 6.4 | 66 | 8.7 | 73 | 8.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 1.8 | 21 | 72.8 | 23 | 2.6 |
Fig. 1.Level of Helpfulness of the Counseling Program (n=774)
Fig. 2.Satisfaction with the Current Advisory Program
Students’ Satisfaction according to Number and Length of Meeting
| Item | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Moderate | Satisfied | Very satisfied |
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| No. of meeting (per year) | |||||
| Less than once | 10.8 | 30.8 | 47.5 | 10.0 | 0.8 |
| 2~3 times | 1.1 | 8.0 | 42.1 | 36.0 | 12.7 |
| 4~5 times | 4.0 | 1.0 | 26.7 | 55.4 | 12.9 |
| 5 or more times | 1.7 | 5.1 | 40.7 | 37.3 | 15.3 |
| Time of meeting (per year) | |||||
| Less than once | 11.1 | 26.3 | 46.5 | 14.1 | 2.0 |
| 1 Hour | 1.6 | 15.1 | 57.1 | 23.0 | 3.2 |
| 2 Hours | 0.9 | 5.8 | 41.3 | 43.5 | 8.5 |
| 3 or more hours | 2.7 | 4.3 | 26.3 | 43.0 | 23.7 |
Core Contents of Advisory Program
| Contents | Faculties | Students | Total |
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| School life and academic counseling | 28.3 | 20.8 | 21.5 |
| Life as a medical doctor | 16.3 | 22.3 | 21.8 |
| Problem detection and management of student | 12.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Career counseling | 11.9 | 21.5 | 20.7 |
| Promote faculty and student relationships and socializing | 11.9 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Mental problem | 11.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Life counseling | 7.1 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Values are presented as percentage.
Desired Program Content according to Academic Year
| Pre 1 | Pre 2 | M 1 | M 2 | M 3 | M 4 | Total | |
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| Career counseling | 21.2 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 23.4 | 21.4 |
| School life and academic counseling | 26.1 | 19.6 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 20.9 |
| Life counseling | 8.4 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
| Life as a medical doctor | 18.8 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 21.7 | 22.4 |
| Mental problem | 9.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| Promote faculty and student relationships and socializing | 13.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 9.9 |
| Problem detection and management of student | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Values are presented as percentage.
PM: Pre-medical, M: Medical.
Qualities of a Good Advisor
| Quality | Faculties | Students | Total |
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| Passion for medical professions | 5.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 |
| Concerns about students | 43.8 | 38.7 | 39.1 |
| Counseling skills | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Information about career | 3.6 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| Ability to build relationships | 12.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| Communication skills | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Academic literacy | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Trust | 15.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Leadership | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Values are presented as percentage.