Cho Uiju, Kim Tae Jung, Kim Wan Seop, Lee Kyo Young, Yoon Hye Kyoung, Choi Hyun Joo
Department of Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Pathology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
J Pathol Transl Med. 2023 Mar;57(2):95-101. doi: 10.4132/jptm.2023.01.06. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
Although the Korean Society for Cytopathology has developed educational goals as guidelines for cytopathology education in Korea, there is still no systematic approach to cytopathology education status for pathology residents. Furthermore, satisfaction with cytopathology education and with the outcome of the current training/educational program has not been investigated in Korea. This study aimed to obtain comprehensive data on the current state of cytopathology education for residents and evaluate education outcomes.
An online survey was conducted in December 2020 for the board-certified pathologists and training residents registered as members of the Korean Society for Cytopathology. The questionnaire comprised questions that investigated the current status of cytopathology at each training institution, the degree of satisfaction with the work and education related to cytopathology, outcomes of cytopathology training, and educational accomplishments.
Of the participants surveyed, 12.3% (132/1,075) completed the questionnaire, and 36.8% (32/87) of cytopathology residents participated. The mean overall satisfaction with cytopathology education was 3.1 points (on a 1- to 5-point scale, 5: very satisfied). The most frequent suggestion among the free description format responses was to expand educational opportunities, such as online education opportunities, outside of the individual institutions.
Our results showed that cytopathology training in Korea needs further improvement. We expect that this study will inform systematic training of competent medical personnel armed with broad cytopathology knowledge and strong problem-solving abilities.
尽管韩国细胞病理学协会已制定教育目标作为韩国细胞病理学教育的指导方针，但对于病理住院医师的细胞病理学教育状况仍缺乏系统的评估方法。此外，韩国尚未对细胞病理学教育以及当前培训/教育项目的效果满意度进行调查。本研究旨在获取有关住院医师细胞病理学教育现状的全面数据，并评估教育成果。
2020年12月，对注册为韩国细胞病理学协会会员的获得董事会认证的病理学家和培训住院医师进行了在线调查。问卷包括调查各培训机构细胞病理学现状、对细胞病理学相关工作和教育的满意度、细胞病理学培训成果以及教育成就等问题。
在接受调查的参与者中，12.3%（132/1075）完成了问卷，细胞病理学住院医师中有36.8%（32/87）参与。对细胞病理学教育的总体平均满意度为3.1分（1至5分制，5分为非常满意）。在自由描述格式的回复中，最常见的建议是扩大各机构之外的教育机会，如在线教育机会。
我们的结果表明，韩国的细胞病理学培训需要进一步改进。我们期望本研究将为系统培养具备广泛细胞病理学知识和强大解决问题能力的合格医务人员提供参考。
