| Literature DB >> 25804964 |
Jinyoung Hwang1, Seung-Hee Lee1, Seog Ju Kim2, Jwa-Seop Shin1, Hyun Bae Yoon1, Do-Hwan Kim1, Eun Jung Kim1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the background and improvement of the reformed premedical curriculum in Seoul National University and to analyze in which it corresponds with its intentions. It gives implications to premedical curriculum through its development model.Entities:
Keywords: Curriculum development; Premed; Reform
Year: 2013 PMID: 25804964 PMCID: PMC8813398 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2013.25.4.299
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Results of Reform of the Premedical Curriculum according to Points in Dispute
| Points in dispute | Points in reform | Results of reform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Absence of educational objectives | Curriculum reform agreeable to re-established premed educational objectives | • Re-establishment of educational objectives and targeted objectives of premed |
| 2. | Decline of learning motivation by standardized curriculum system | Development of customized curriculum and the expansion of elective courses for learning motivation | • Adoption of curriculum path model according to students’ competence and characteristics |
| Intensified student support program with its consideration of students’ diversity | • Development of SNU medical research mentoring program to foster medical and scientific research abilities | ||
| • Development of global leadership and serving program | |||
| • Development of student interchange programs with other schools | |||
| 3. | Lack of humanistic education | Expansion of humanities and social subjects for developing the qualification to become physician | • Development of medical humanities and social sciences curriculum |
| • Development of writing and reasoning skills improvement program | |||
| 4. | Lack of sense of belonging | Active participation of professors in student guidance for the enhancement of students’ sense of belonging and pride | • Development of daily-life mentoring program for self-improvement |
| • Development of programs for students from foreign countries | |||
SNU: Seoul National University.
Re-Established Educational and Targeted Objectives of Premed in Seoul National University
| Educational objectives of premed in Seoul National University |
| • Students should get prepared with academic basis on natural science, social science and humanities in order to seek human and medicine. |
| • Students should acquire self-directed and cooperative learning ability by self-examination, self-improvement, and self-evaluation. |
| • Students should acquire ability to communicate and cooperate with interdisciplinary fields or members of the society and to cope actively with changing circumstances. |
| • Students should acquire philosophical, logical thinking ability, and capacity of expression with basic ability in research and education. |
| • Students should acquire empathic ability with warmheartedness and service spirit as preliminary physician. |
| Targeted objectives of premed in Seoul National University |
| • Prerequisite item |
| - Students should acquire self-management and self-directed learning ability by making self-improvement portfolio. |
| - Students should accomplish voluntary service over 60 hours during the period of premed. |
| • Selective item |
| - Students should complete curriculum path model according to their ability and interest for the excellence of education. |
| - Students should complete subjects above 20 credits in humanities and social sciences (except for Korean and English subjects). |
| - Students should have qualification for researcher by participating SNU medical research mentoring program and preparation of papers. |
| - Students should have competence in English by the verification of TEPS scoring above 850 or TOEFL scoring above 100 until 3 semesters before the completion of premed. |
| - Students should complete more than one leadership-related program established in Seoul National University. |
SNU: Seoul National University, TEPS: Test of English Proficiency Developed by Seoul National University, TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Comparative Table of Credits according to the Field of Subjects of Premedical Curriculum in Seoul National University
| Subject area | Former curriculum (%) | Newly-reformed curriculum (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal arts course | ||
| Required | 38 (55.9) | 30 (40.5) |
| Elective | 13 (19.1) | 21 (28.4) |
| Total | 51 (75.0) | 51 (68.9) |
| Major field course | ||
| Required | 11 (16.2) | 11 (14.9) |
| Elective | 6 (8.8) | 12 (16.2) |
| Total | 17 (25.0) | 23 (31.1) |
| Total | 68 (100.0) | 74 (100.0) |
| Entire course | ||
| Required | 49 (72.1) | 41 (55.4) |
| Elective | 19 (27.9) | 33 (44.6) |
| Total | 68 (100.0) | 74 (100.0) |
Includes general elective course.
Newly-Reformed Curriculum of Premed in Seoul National University, 2013
| Subject area | Subjects (credits) and requisites | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal education | College Korean (3)/College English 1, 2 and Advanced English (4) | (5) 7 |
| Calculus (3)/2 Subjects among physics, chemistry and biology (8) | 11 | |
| Writing in science and technology (3) | 3 | |
| Required liberal arts | Literature and arts, history and philosophy, society and ideas | 9 |
| Required major field | Premedical freshman seminar (2)/Introduction of medicine (3)/Basic medical statistics and lab. (3)/1 Subject between topic based study 1, 2 (3) | 11 |
| Elective major field | Cell and molecular physiology (3)/Basic organic chemistry (3)/Genetics (3)/New technologies for medicine (3)/Other subjects in Dept. of Biological Sciences, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Dept. of Statistics, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry, or College of Engineering (3)/Interdisciplinary programs in graduate school (3)/Mindsetting and legal surveys for bioentrepreneurs (3)/Intellectual property overview for biomedical researchers (3) | 12 |
| Elective liberal arts | Subjects of arts and physical education (3)/Subjects in required liberal arts or the entire subjects set up in Seoul National University (9) | 12 |
| General elective | General subjects | (6) 9 |
| Credits required for graduation | 74 |
Confirmation of 2 credits in English subject according to Test of English Proficiency Developed by Seoul National University (TEPS) score.
Fig. 1.Comparison with Tyler, Lee's Curriculum Development Model and Premedical Curriculum Development Model in Seoul National University