Korean Med Educ Rev.  2017 Feb;19(1):36-46.

Explanatory Study of Medical Students' Perception of Life Concept

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Medical Education, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
  • 2Division of Science Education, Chonbuk National University College of Education, Jeonju, Korea. junki@jbnu.ac.kr

Abstract

This study surveyed 506 medical students on their perception of life concept using an open-ended questionnaire. A constant comparative analysis of participants' written responses was conducted. The results revealed 3 main types and several sub-types of life concept. The main types included: humanities & sociology type, scientific type, and humanities · sociology & science mixed type. The humanities & sociology type had 6 sub-types: religious values, ethical values, limited time, social characteristics, consciousness · spirit · soul, and mixed type. The scientific type had 4 sub-types as follows: respiration & metabolism, genetic & reproduction, homeostasis & emergent property, and mixed type. The most prevalent type was the perception that life concept, ethical values in humanities & sociology type. The understanding of the concept of life is essential to medical students' learning and improvement of professional competence. These results may suggest a meaningful direction for medical education regarding the concept of life.

Keyword

Life; Concept; Medical students; Perception

MeSH Terms

Consciousness
Education, Medical
Homeostasis
Humanities
Humans
Learning
Metabolism
Professional Competence
Reproduction
Respiration
Sociological Factors
Sociology
Students, Medical
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