Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2020;17:31. doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2020.17.31. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
The accreditation process is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools in Korea. The line that separates the two is based on how medical schools recognize and utilize the accreditation process. In other words, accreditation is a burden for medical schools if they view the accreditation process as merely a formal procedure or a means to maintain accreditation status for medical education. However, if medical schools acknowledge the positive value of the accreditation process, accreditation can be both an opportunity and a tool for developing medical education. The accreditation process has educational value by catalyzing improvements in the quality, equity, and efficiency of medical education and by increasing the available options. For the accreditation process to contribute to medical education development, accrediting agencies and medical schools must first be recognized as partners of an educational alliance working together towards common goals. Secondly, clear guidelines on accreditation standards should be periodically reviewed and shared. Finally, a formative self-evaluation process must be introduced for institutions to utilize the accreditation process as an opportunity to develop medical education. This evaluation system could be developed through collaboration among medical schools, academic societies for medical education, and the accrediting authority.
认证过程对韩国的医学院校既是机遇也是挑战。区分两者的界限在于医学院如何认识和利用认证过程。换句话说，如果医学院将认证过程仅仅视为一种形式程序或维持医学教育认证地位的手段，那么认证对医学院来说就是一种负担。但是，如果医学院承认认证过程的积极价值，那么认证既可以成为发展医学教育的机会，也可以成为一种工具。认证过程通过促进医学教育质量、公平性和效率的提高，并增加可用选项，具有教育价值。为了使认证过程有助于医学教育的发展，认证机构和医学院首先必须被视为教育联盟的合作伙伴，共同朝着共同的目标努力。其次，应定期审查和共享关于认证标准的明确准则。最后，必须引入形成性自我评价过程，以便机构将认证过程作为发展医学教育的机会加以利用。可以通过医学院、医学教育学术团体和认证机构之间的合作来制定这种评估系统。
