• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 2009

Geometry calculation Using Abdominal internal organ image from traditional laparoscopy or robotic surgery system we can make depth informations through measured 3D structure informations is very helpful to doctors, depth information is mare useful then others that use traditional laparoscopy or robotic surgery system to many doctors. however, traditional method are incomplete. less experienced doctors make much mare prohability of mistake. Hence, 3D information of organ is very helpful to the less experienced doctors. it will be greate role of reducing medical accidents and surgical time. We can get 3D informations using geometrical calculation method in robotic surgical system. also suggested method is needed in traditional surgical method without the need to create a new system, finally, We can get 3D information from traditional system without any new system, it take advantage in cost and create high efficiency. mare information will provided to many doctors.

• The Journal of Korean Medical History
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.47-52
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• 2008

The Chosun dynasty woman doctors served important roles as professional doctors. Most of these woman doctors are believed to have been either assistants to their male counterparts or specialists for certain limited fields such as gynecology. Despite such circumstances, some woman doctors such as 장덕 or 귀금 were even mentioned in the 조선왕조실록 for their outstanding abilities. In such cases where a doctor was recognized for their skills, they were entitled to higher social status and/or financial benefits.

• Korean Medical Education Review
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.54-58
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• 2013

There has been an increase in the number of female doctors worldwide. Women now represent half of all medical students, with almost the same numbers of men and women becoming physicians. There is a pool of talented women in our midst, and it is our responsibility as leaders to find those individuals and groom them for progress. However, residency training and academic education still resemble the historical model when there were few women in medicine. Gender differences in medical specialty choices can cause a maldistribution of doctors by specialty and geographical area, which could cause significant problems at the national health care system level. Major challenges facing female physicians include gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and work/family conflicts. Women are largely under-represented in academic medicine and experience discrimination in the academic environments. Recent issues about related to the "feminization of medicine" raise important questions forabout how academic medicine deals with gender issues. To better accommodate the needs of female doctors and ensure that they will have successful careers, structural and cultural changes to medical educations are needed.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.1134-1141
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• 2010

The standardized education for medical college students not only provides the opportunity to get the exclusive knowledge as a professional but also is the basis of strong professional authority. Korean Oriental medicine has pursued to standardize the education system and curricula away from the traditional education system since the modernization started. And this standardization has worked as the basis of the status advancement of Korean Oriental medicine. Through the standardization of education system and curricula, Korean Oriental medicine has been professionalized and its social status has been heightened, stabilizing itself within the establishment of institution. After this, Korean Oriental medicine has kept pursuing standardization and professionalization in the educational area. It has achieved the professionalization of curricula reflecting the specificity of Korean Oriental medicine, following the model of western medical education. This paper investigated the attitude of Korean Oriental medical doctors toward the current Korean Oriental medical education. In the survey conducted in this study, how the Korean Oriental doctors view the education of Korean Oriental college in the areas such as 'standardization', 'specificity', 'Korean Oriental medical philosophy', 'responsibility', and 'professional ethics'. And the relationship between the demographic variables of Korean Oriental medical doctors and the educational contents which should be emphasized in Korean Oriental medical school has been examined. The subjects of this study were Korean Oriental medical doctors who work as professionals after graduation of Koran Oriental Medical School and, thus, this is a meaningful study in that the contents of education which the Korean Oriental medical doctors think are needed in practice are discussed.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.71-78
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• 2010

Objectives : This survey was accomplished to find out how Korean medical doctors take Ojeok-san prescriptions for low back pain in clinical practice. Methods : The survey questionnaire was developed by the committee of experts who major in acupuncture & moxibustion or statistics for acupuncture clinical trial protocol development. 306 persons having more than 5 years experience were randomly selected from a list of Korean medical doctors. Telephone interviews with them were conducted by the well-trained interviewers between March 21 and April 4 in 2009 and the computerized data were analyzed by STATA 9.0 SE version(Stata Corp, Colleg Station Tex, USA) statistical program. Results : 1. 192 out of 306(65.1%) Korean medical doctors taked Ojeok-san prescriptions for musculoskeletal disorders patients and 183 out of 192(95.3%) Korean medical doctors taked Ojeok-san prescriptions for low back pain treatment. 2. The rate of low back pain patients, '20~30%' was 99 people(33.6%) and the rate of Ojeok-san prescriptions for low back pain treatment, 'below 10%' was 65 people(35.5%). 3. In Ojeok-san effect of low back pain treatment, 'greate effects' 29.5%, 'tolerable effects' 66.7%, 'no effects' 3.8% were selected. In granule extracts effect, 'similar to Original herbs' 9.8%, 'unlike to Original herbs' 90.2% were selected. Conclusions : In our telephone survey, Korean medical doctors taked Ojeok-san prescriptions for low back pain treatment. Further research on this issue is needed.

• Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.45-63
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• 2005

The purposes of this study are to understand the doctors' attitude and satisfaction about the review system of national health insurance claim in Korea and to suggest the way to improve this system This study conducted a survey of the doctors registered in the medical association in Seoul city. The survey was performed as a form of self-administered questionnaire from January 2004 to February 2004. The contents of questionnaire dealt with doctors' attitude and satisfaction about the review system of medical service claim. Totally, 1,037 members replied to our survey and we analysed 981 doctors' data, excluding incomplete responses. As a result, 89.7% of repliers showed a negative attitude about the influences of the review system on improvement of medical service quality, 98.0% of repliers have had experiences that they have given distorted insufficient medical services in order to evade the curtailment of service claim. Also, 91.6% of repliers stated that they have had experiences of intentional modification or alteration of diagnostic code to shun the curtailment. Most of the doctors showed negative attitude to the curtailment procedure and the review system of service claim originally intended to be one of the quality control methods of medical service in Korea also, the development of both scientific and reasonable parameters and criteria for claim is needed. 'Through the improvement of review system for appropriate medical service, there is a need of a way to increase the satisfaction of medical service providers, and to encourage the motivation for quality control. Also, education is strongly needed to provide doctors with sufficient information about review criteria and curtailment cases.

• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.83-99
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• 2011

Objective : To explore and describe coordinators' experiences in collaborative practices between the traditional Korean medicine doctors and the western medicine doctors. Methods : Five coordinators who agreed and completed the informed consent to take part in this qualitative study were interviewed thoroughly and tape-recorded. Transcribed data were analysed thematically with ground theory. Results : Most participants started their coordinating work without sufficient knowledge and systemic support. They, however, could find their identity as coordinators for collaborative practices through preparing manuals and protocols, providing comprehensive patients care, and experiencing the partnership with doctors. To coordinate Korean medicine and western medicine practices efficiently, participants have tried to enhance their professional knowledge and skills, and establish favorable networks. On the other hand, they were in dilemmas of being a multi-player and imbalance of responsibilities and powers in their jobs. Conclusions : It is recommended to clarify job description of coordinator for collaborative practices, develop training programme, and provide the institutional support for wider recognition of coordinator. Findings from this study should be considered in both Korean medicine-western medicine collaborative research and practice.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.160-169
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• 2013

Objectives: This survey was performed to investigate attitudes of western medicine doctors (WMD) and Korean medicine doctors (KMD) toward Korean medicine education (KME) to provide basic data for developing effective KME programs. Methods: We selected study objects in western medicine (WM) - Korean medicine (KM) collaborative institutions and structured questionnaires were administered to both WMD and KMD for comparison. The data from 167 WMD and 135 KMD were analyzed statistically by frequency, ${\chi}^2$ test and T-test analysis. Results: 61.1% of WMD have never experienced KME and 15% were not interested in cooperative practices and research. Most KME was done in medical schools (45%) and only 5% in residency education. WMD interested or experienced in cooperation have had more KME than the uninterested and inexperienced groups. Intentions of WMD to cooperative practices and research made a difference on the willingness to take KME, while relevant experiences didn't. WMD and KMD differed in ideas about major KME topics; WMD put the greatest emphasis on the herb-drug interaction, while KMD did on KM diagnosis and treatment. They also have different views on the optimal KME course load. Conclusions: For successful collaboration, more continuing KME and motivation for cooperation is required for WMD. Improvements are also needed in the form and contents of KME to meet the demands of learners.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.135-148
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was aimed to develop a Korean medicine clinical practice guidelines (CPG) of Climacteric and Postmenopausal Syndrome Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey targeting Korean medicine doctors belonging to the Association of Korean Obstetrics and gynecology by e-mail and analyzed the answers. On October 18, 2016, we sent questionnaires to 583 people, and on October 31, 2016, we sent questionnaires to 581 people again. A survey ended on November 15, 2016. A total of 56 responded. Results: 1. 91.07% of respondents knew the concepts and contents of CPG, and all respondents agreed about the necessity of CPG. 2. Most common symptom of climacteric and postmenopausal syndrome that 65.75% of the respondents answered was the hot flush 3. To diagnosis a climacteric and postmenopausal syndrome, 69.64% of the respondents used pattern identification diagnosis mainly. 4. 36.84% of the respondents answered that herbal medicine and acupuncture are the most effective treatments for climacteric and postmenopausal syndrome. The most commonly used herb medicine was Kamisoyo-san. Conclusions: We figured out Korean Medicine doctors' recognition of Korean medicine clinical practice guideline, clinical diagnosis, treatment on climacteric and postmenopausal syndrome to make the contents of the CPG reflecting the clinical situation. Further research will be needed in the future.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.319-334
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• 2023

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the doctor-patient relationship perceived by doctors in clinical settings and the effect of doctor-patient relationships on treatment schemes. A qualitative case study was conducted for this purpose. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with five oriental medicine doctors and doctors working in clinical settings using a semi-structured questionnaire. Transcription and coding were performed to analyze the data. By analyzing each case individually through within-case analysis, we attempted to find themes that emerged from the research subjects' experiences with establishing relationships with patients. Afterward, a cross-case analysis was conducted to identify the meaning of the experiences through commonalities and differences. Results: Within-case analysis confirmed the thoughts and emotions of the research participants in recognizing, defining, and participating in doctor-patient relationships while delivering treatments. Case-to-case analysis derived two themes, seven categories, and 20 meaningful units for doctor-patient relationships. Conclusions: The study found that a doctor-patient relationship regarding patient treatment could be established based on the doctor's 'professional qualifications' and 'human qualities'. In the future, it is necessary to present an educational model for relationship-based intervention techniques and personality maturity. Follow-up research should be conducted to enable the establishment of therapeutic relationships between doctors and patients.