• 의학교육논단
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2013

Since the establishment of the national medical licensing examination board in 1992, the medical licensing examination system has changed enormously and this has had a number of impacts on examination services. All those reforms were aimed at improving the relevance and reliability of the test. Several attempts of the testing system have appeared in the new examination service, and which have also brought about the changes in the medical school curriculum such as introducing integrated courses instead of traditional subjects, using test scores as a reference to the post-graduation selection test. Some examples of changes in the examination system are as follows: 1) choosing three integrated test subjects and outlines of their reference content instead of 15 academic subjects, 2) adjusting the ratio of multiple choice question items to focus more on the problem solving level, 3) introduction of 'one-best answer' single set and 'extended matching type items, 4) item construction based on real clinical cases and real clinical materials. Recently, a clinical skill test system has been introduced to measure examinees' basic clinical skills competencies. Despite continuing efforts, the examination system still has many issues remaining to be solved. These problems include the differential weighting of test items, appropriate threshold for passing, and practicality of pre-testing to stabilize the passing rate and avoid the hazards of newness and undesirably difficult test items.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2006

Purpose: To explore the effect of lavender fragrance on depression and anxiety of nursing students intending to take the national licensing examination. Methods: Twenty-four nursing students were studied for one week during which they underwent lavender fragrance treatment using a necklace. All subjects were in the department of nursing in 'K' college. Before and after treatment, the severity of depression and anxiety was evaluated by questionnaire. Results: After treatment, the severity of depression had not decreased significantly (p=.139) but the severity of anxiety had (p=.030). Conclusion: According to the study results, it can be concluded that lavender fragrance showed an effect on anxiety among nursing students intending to take the national licensing examination and choose a job.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.57-69
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• 2010

Purpose : The National Registry Exam had some problems on validity of EMT evaluation and verification. The aim of this study was to propose a New EMT National Registry Exam. Methods : Conducted using the Delphi Method(lst meeting March 29 in 2008, 2nd meeting May 31 in 2008, 3rd meeting September 20 in 2008, 4th meeting January 16 in 2009) from questionnaire data(391 from Paramedic, 317 from Basic EMT) collected between June 16-30(lst questionnaire) and October 16-30(2nd questionnaire) in 2008 and a public hearing on February 5 in 2009. Results: The subjects proposed at the request of the National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board were Introduction, Medical+Trauma Emergencies(Paramedic & Basic) for written examination and scenarios+protocols(Paramedic), protocols(Basic) for practical examination. Conclusion : To be able to response patients' problems in various emergencies, this integrated examination was selected and proposed.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 2017

본 연구는 대학 교육제도와 국가면허시험 제도에 대한 교수와 병원실무자들의 의견을 조사하여 분석함으로써 우수한 임상병리사 양성을 위한 정책방향을 결정하는데 목표로 하고 있다. 2016년 8월에 온라인 설문지가 255명의 대학교수들과 4,000명의 병원실무자들에게 배포되었다. 회수율은 교수들은 59명(23%), 병원실무자들은 1,099명(27.7%)이 응답하였다. 결과는 기술통계분석과 비교분석을 통해 처리하였다. 대학 교육제도에서는 교수들과 병원실무자들 모두 대학 및 임상실습 교육의 질적 향상과 교육의 표준화가 필요하다고 조사되었다. 국가면허시험제도에서는 교수들과 병원실무자들 모두 특히 실기시험의 개편이 필요하다고 조사되었고, 면허시험제도도 개선이 필요하다고 조사되었다. 위의 결과들은 교수들과 병원실무자들은 우수한 임상병리사 양성을 위해서는 대학 및 임상교육의 질적 향상과 국가면허시험제도의 개선이 필요하다고 생각하고 있음을 보여준다.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.11-15
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• 2014

A number of medical schools in Korea have been using computer-based testing (CBT) for evaluating their students' scientific and/or clinical performance since the early 1990s. Introducing CBT to medical education would have several advantages: first, presenting figures and audio-video files of clinical content is simple with CBT, making it possible to evaluate medical students' competency with navigating more realistic clinical situations at minimum cost; second, CBT enables automatic item analysis and score reporting. To establish CBT, constructing an item bank with item parameters such as difficulty or discriminating parameters will be needed. To select more psychometrically sound items, analysis of the items according to item response theory is necessary. CBT has already been introduced in high stakes tests like the United States Medical Licensing Examination and the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination. The National Health Personnel Examination Board in Korea is also planning to introduce a CBT-based version of the National Medical Examination soon. Thus all medical schools in Korea will need to introduce CBT and construct item banks to prepare their students for their licensing examinations and to measure the students' competency more accurately.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2020

Purpose: The practical examination portion of the National Dental Licensing Examination (NDLE) is slated to be administered in the latter half of 2021 in the form of a clinical performance examination that comprehensively evaluates the patient-dentist interaction using standardized patients (SPs). The SPs should be equipped with the basic qualities and capacity as evaluators for a fair and reliable administration of the test. Materials and Methods: In this study, we analyzed the existing training materials for SPs who participated in domestic and overseas practical tests for the development of training materials for SPs through seminars and surveys of 11 dentistry schools and colleges. Result: First, SPs should be selected according to the basic quality criteria and capacity, which they must possess, and the preliminary basic training about the details which they must have knowledge of and be provided through videorecorded cases before the implementation of the preliminary field training. Second, the roles of SPs and the calibration process of the evaluation result forms are needed when conducting the preliminary field training for SPs. After watching video-recorded scenario cases, the SPs participate in discussions about the watched videos before proceeding to calibration practices of evaluation result forms. Third, because the Type A questionnaire of the practical examination of the NDLE is dependent on the SPs' capacity and training, the fairness of the practical test is largely dependent on the SPs. Therefore, practicing the roles as evaluators and evaluation training should be provided using practical test items that can improve the reliability of the test and show a high level of reproducibility about the same case. Conclusion: The findings of this study will be utilized for the development of training materials for SPs, so they can participate in the administration of a fair and reliable practical examination of the NDLE.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.449-455
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• 2016

본 연구는 미용사 일반 국가자격증 7가지 실기과제 두피스켈프, 샴푸, 헤어커트, 블로우 드라이, 롤셋팅, 퍼머넌트웨이브, 컬러링실기과제와 현장 실무와의 연계성에 관하여 알아보고자 서울 소재 미용실에서 근무하는 현직 미용사 180명을 대상으로 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 7가지 실기과제 과목 대부분은 현장실무에 대한 활용정도가 평균 수준 정도로 나타났으며, 세부과제들 중 헤어컬러링의 경우만 유일하게 도포량, 도포방법 등의 항목에서 도움 정도가 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 또 헤어커트와 컬러링 두 과제의 활용수준은 현장 실무에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나(p<0.05), 현직 미용사들에게 가장 중요한 과제 중 하나 인 헤어 커트에 대한 실전 응용과 고객 만족을 위한 수준 높은 교육이 요구되며, 상대적으로 현장실무에 영향을 미치지 못한 과제들에 대한 재점검이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.137-149
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• 2010

In recent decades, as the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine in the United State have been growing rapidly, regulatory controls surrounding complementary and alternative medicine(CAM) aims to ensure patient protection against unproven practices and to provide safe and effective treatments. Regulation and policy method on licensing CAM practitioners varies across the states. Over 85% of the states have the licensing system for acupuncturists, chiropractors, and naturopaths. For acupuncture, although the requirements for formal education are various across the states, a unified written examination has been adopted by almost entire states which have acupuncturist licensing law. Medicare, the public medical insurance, does not cover CAM practices except chiropractic and biofeedback. In some states, however, Medicaid programs cover some CAM therapies including acupuncture, naturopathy, and massage therapy. 67% of Health Maintenance Organizations, the private health plans, provide at least one modality of CAM services. In conclusion, government policies have been strengthened to ensure patient protection, and will continue to integrate CAM practices that are proven to be safe and effective into mainstream health care system.

• 대한지역사회영양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한지역사회영양학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.88-88
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• 2004

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제57권10호
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• pp.595-604
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• 2019

Each college of dentistry in Korea is examining and reorganizing its own curriculum to prepare students for the practical examination of the National Dental Licensing Examination. Conducting an assessment of students' competency of communication skills with standardized patients is the first attempt for the examination. Yonsei University College of Dentistry carried out the evaluation of communication attitude, communication written exam, and communication skills practice with standardized patients for Third year predoctoral students. The purpose of this study is a) to find out the relationship between the variables measured in communication skills education and b) to make a new basis for the application of communication education and evaluation in dentistry. Based on the results of the study, the following suggestions for the operation of a dental communication curriculum can be drawn: First, the communication classes and the practice with standardized patients should be based on the wide support of the school. In addition, the patient-dentist interaction (PDI) should be practiced in the same way as practically possible by predoctoral students. Moreover, a space is required to allow predoctoral students to practice PDI. Second, the communication score given by the standardized patients was the most influential on the total score of PDI. This indicates that the communication practice with the standardized patients for the practical examination of the National Dental Licensing Examination is a meaningful process in the course of its communication education.