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KMID : 0950619920010010051
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Journanl of Allied Health Sciences
1992 Volume.1 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.66
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Extension of the School-year for Medical Laboratory Science and Speculation of its Future Trends
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Whang Sun-Chul
Kim Hye-Soon
Yoon Hyo-Sook
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Abstract
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The school-year for Medical Laboratory Science at junior college level was extended from previous two years to three years from 1991. It is considered to be a historical turning point on the education for medical laboratory science. The field of medical technology, including students and laboratory personnel, can be transformed to bring up its standard with the enforced mandatory internship program for a eight-week on the job training and education. 10 credit units are allocated for the program. Education of basic sciences such as fundamental chemistry, physics, biology and computer are added to the curriculum to mobilize the application capacity for the advanced courses.
And foreign language courses, beside English, were programed to ease the language barrier for the job at abroad.
It is expected to produce better qualified medical technologist taking advantage of school-year extension. However, it is also predicted that there will be unavoidable frictions and frustrations between educators and students. These problems might be further reflected to the medical facilities at where new bred medical technologists are supposed to be engaged in jobs.
Mutual coordination of all the involved is undoubtedly necessary to overcome problems occurred during the transit period.
The effect of the extended curriculum for the medical laboratory science can be foreseeable at least five years from now on.
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