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KMID : 1150720160050020073
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Integrative Medicine Research
2016 Volume.5 No. 2 p.73 ~ p.82
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The past, present, and future of traditional medicine education in Korea
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Han Sang-Yun
Kim Hee-Young
Lim Jung-Hwa
Cheon Jin-Hong
Kwon Young-Kyu
Kim Hyung-Woo
Yang Gi-Young
Chae Han
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Abstract
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Korea has kept the heritage of Korean traditional medicine (KM) during the 19th century harsh modernization, and has established a medical system in parallel with Western medicine. The purpose of this study was to review systematically the history and current system for educating highly qualified traditional medical doctors in Korea. KM produces 750 certified medical doctors every year with a 4?7-year curriculum in 12 universities and their affiliated hospitals. There are 22,074 clinicians along with 2474 clinical specialists in eight departments as of 2014. A national licensing examination and continuing medical education for KM are used for maintaining qualifications of KM doctors, and independent organizations are established for the evaluation of educational institutes. KM has thrived to establish an independent and competitive educational system for KM doctors, equivalent to Western medicine, and has regained a pivotal role for public health in Korea. This study would be useful for cultivating traditional medicine and establishing its educational system in the world.
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KEYWORD
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educational system, evidence-based teaching, Korean traditional medicine, medical history
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