KMID : 1034020110130020025
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Korean Medical Education Review 2011 Volume.13 No. 2 p.25 ~ p.37
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Happiness of Medical Students and Tasks in Medical Education
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Lim Eun-Bi
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Abstract
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Purpose: Core competencies for becoming a good physician have been the focus of recent discussion. Understanding students¡¯ state of mind should be included in this analysis. Thus, the purpose of this study was to review recent research papers on subjective well-being in medical education and propose some suggestions.
Methods: A selective search was conducted of the literature that has been published since 2000 in the Medline, Riss4U, ERIC, and KoreaMed databases using the search terms ¡°happiness¡±, ¡°subjective well-being¡±, ¡°satisfaction¡±, and ¡°stress¡±. Thirty seven studies were included in this review. Each was categorized according to 3 subjects (satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect).
Results: Most studies showed relatively high levels of distress in medical students, which was related to academic worries. Although medical students were under a great deal of distress, they regarded help-seeking behavior for their distress as weakness or something negative.
Conclusion: To decrease medical students¡¯ distress and sustain their well-being, there should be a change in students¡¯ awareness through curriculum, teaching methods, and coping strategies in medical education.
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KEYWORD
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Happiness, Personal Satisfaction, Stress, Medical education
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