환자, 의사, 사회 교육과정 도입 전후 학생들의 인식 조사

Student Cognition before and after Introduction of a Patient-Doctor-Society Course

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate cognitive changes in medical students before and after introduction of a ‘Patient-Doctor-Society’ course into the curriculum of a medical school. Methods: Self-questionnaires that evalutated medical student congnition in the areas of medical humanities and sociology were answered by graduates-to-be who had experienced a new or previously implemented curriculum. The questionnaires included 28 questions using seven Likert scales. Student t-test was used to compare the scores between students who were educated using the new or old curriculum. Results: In 405 medical students, 349 (86%) answered the questionnaires. For nine (32%) questions, students who partook of the new curriculum had higher scores than those in the older curriculum, and in 19 (68%) questions, there was no statistically significant difference. The questions that revealed differences between the groups were related to professionalism, care, personal and social communication, and ethics. Conclusion: Introduction of the ‘Patient-Doctor-Society’ course into the curriculum of a medical school was associated with cognitives change in medical students with regard to medical humanities and sociology.