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KMID : 0861120110150010117
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2011 Volume.15 No. 1 p.117 ~ p.130
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Characteristics and Working Status of Dual Medical License Holders having the Medical Doctor and the Korean Medicine Doctor license in Korea
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Choi Byung-Hee
Han Gyung-Yeon
Lim Byung-Mook
Jeong Min-Jeong
Yun Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives:This study was performed to investigate the status of dual medical license holders who have both the medical doctor (MD) and the Korean medicine doctor (KMD) license in Korea, and provide basic data for developing the cooperational strategy between conventional western medicine and traditional Korean medicine.
Methods: The questionnaires on the general characteristics and working status were developed and administered for both dual license holders and medical students with MD or KMD license. The data of 187 persons were collected and analyzed.
Results: Mean age of dual medical license holders is and most of them are male(86.0%). 75.2% of them obtained MD license first. However among the students who had MD or KMD license, 73.7% had KMD license. The mean time for obtaining the additional license was year. Forty nine dual license holders are opening both medical clinic and Korean medicine clinic.
Conslusions: To promote the role of dual license holders for collaborating traditional Korean medicine and western medicine, developing an integrative medical curriculum should be enhanced, and the studies investigating the practice characteristics, and self-consciousness of dual license holders are required.
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KEYWORD
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Medical doctor, Korean medicine doctor, dual license holder, Co-practice
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