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http://dx.doi.org/10.17496/kmer.2019.21.2.73

The Current and Future State of Academic Medicine in Korea: Education, Research, and Patient Care  

Jeong, Dae Chul (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Korean Medical Education Review / v.21, no.2, 2019 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
Academic medicine is built from a foundation of education, research, and patient care. Since good patient care results from the application of medical research and continuous education, these three components cannot be separated for medical development to occur. In Korea, many obstacles hinder the achievement of academic medicine, such as an inefficient medical delivery system, limitations of primary care, low insurance prices, and no long-term health care plan. Medical education has changed to outcome-based education, but presented temporal integration status. Governance of healthcare research is not centralized, and Korea is awarded relatively fewer grants than other countries. Medical professors have reached a burnout state due to patient care responsibilities in addition to research and education duties. Many medical systems, including the medical delivery system and insurance problems, may contribute to distrust between doctors and patients. The government is not involved in a long-term health care policy. The multitude of factors mentioned here are hindering the achievement of academic medicine in Korea.
Keywords
Academic medicine; Education; Research; Patient care;
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