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Three reports published in the 20th century have functioned as standard guidelines for medical education: the General Professional Education of the Physician report by the Association of American Medical Colleges,...
Medical specialty systems were launched in 1951 by the National Medical Services Law. The following year, the specialty certifying examination had implemented in the form of portfolio evaluation. A paper-and-pencil...
Evaluation systems can produce curricular change. Korean medical schools face a new responsibility to prepare students for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) clinical skills test (CST) that had been...
In November 2011, the standing Committee of the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) recommended that the National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board introduce computerized testing to the KMLE. Therefore this...
June 5, 2011, marked the 30th year since the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported. From just five cases in the initial publication, AIDS has grown into...
In Korea, physicians of the public health sector have significantly contributed to health services such as prevention and treatment of disease. However, advances in the field of public health have...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder which is characterized by intermittent hypoxia and frequent arousals because of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep. This condition...
To control excessive utilization of medical care services by Medical Aid beneficiaries (MABs), the Korean government has introduced the Designated Practice Scheme (DPS, July 2007). The purpose of this study...
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurologic conditions. Pharmacologic therapy is by far the most common approach, with the other modalities typically limited to patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsies....