Lee Hyun-Ji, Chae Han, Lim Young-Kyu, Kwon Young-Kyu
College of Liberal Education, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Integr Med Res. 2016 Mar;5(1):63-68. doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2015.11.001. Epub 2015 Nov 25.
The traditional medicine (TRM) of Korea and China share the same cultural tradition for thousands of years, and has experienced modernization process with respect to their distinctive social, cultural, and political influences. The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude of Korean and Chinese TRM doctors on the current situation and future perspectives of the TRM education.
We analyzed the recognition on the current educational system, and needed curriculums from Korean ( = 188) and Chinese ( = 118) TRM doctors. The validity of the structured questionnaire was examined with exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation and reliability with Cronbach α. The differences between Korean and Chinese TRM doctors were examined with test.
Chinese TRM doctors consider their educational system more positively as for the standardization and professional ethics than the Korean. The Korean and Chinese wanted more emphasis on the education of medical humanities, clinical skills, medical classics, and alternative medicine, although it was more prominent with the Chinese.
This study revealed the attitude of Korean and Chinese TRM doctors on their educational system, and discussed the implication of similarities and differences between them. It would provide foundations for the improvement of the TRM educational curriculums.
韩国和中国的传统医学有着数千年相同的文化传统，并在各自独特的社会、文化和政治影响下经历了现代化进程。本研究旨在分析韩国和中国传统医学医生对传统医学教育现状及未来前景的态度。
我们分析了韩国（n = 188）和中国（n = 118）传统医学医生对当前教育体系的认知以及所需课程。通过采用方差最大化旋转的探索性因素分析检验结构化问卷的有效性，并使用克朗巴哈α系数检验可靠性。采用t检验研究韩国和中国传统医学医生之间的差异。
中国传统医学医生在教育体系的标准化和职业道德方面比韩国医生给予更积极的评价。韩国和中国医生都希望在医学人文、临床技能、医学经典和替代医学教育方面给予更多重视，尽管中国医生的这种意愿更为突出。
本研究揭示了韩国和中国传统医学医生对其教育体系的态度，并讨论了两者异同的意义。这将为改进传统医学教育课程提供依据。
