Teaching Clinical Trials in Korean Medicine : Novel Modules and Student Perceptions of Importance and Achievement

Introduction: The teaching of evidence-based medicine (EBM) is currently acknowledged to be an important aspect of the medical-education curriculum. Most programs that teach focus on knowledge transfer and skill acquisition in relation to the principle of EBM, as well as the critical appraisal. We established a 12-week elective course to teach clinical studies for undergraduate students at a Korean Medicine (KM) college, evaluating student perceptions to assess the feasibility of key teaching modules. Methods: From March 2019 to June 2019, a course was conducted, with 19 students enrolled. The course consisted of 12 modules; the last 3 classes included hands-on exercises involving a simulated clinical crossover trial. The students' perceptions of the need for and learning achieved during each teaching module were evaluated using a survey on the last day of class. Results: In student assessments of the need for each module, the median score was >4 on a 5-point Likert scale. Among student self-achievement ratings for each module, the simulated clinical trial received the highest score (a median value of 5) among all modules. Conclusion: This novel class was perceived as feasible by undergraduate KM students. The findings show the importance of teaching clinical trials to improve students' critical appraisal skills; more appropriate programs and curricula should be developed in future.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) - 26(2020), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 72-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Tae-Hun [VerfasserIn]
Bae, Sun-Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Do-Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Jung Won [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EBM
Journal Article
Module
Survey
Teaching clinical trials
Teaching evidence-based medicine

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Date Completed 24.02.2020

Date Revised 24.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/acm.2019.0266

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302560645