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Faculty, Medical* ; Humans ; Korea*

Most medical faculty members assume various roles such as educator, administrator, clinician, and researcher. (1) Furthermore, they act as role models for students and instruments to improve student wellness. Strategies geared towards the faculty can therefore promote a top-down approach to enhancing student wellness. (2) Unfortunately, there is a dearth of data about this. If we expect the faculty to take care of students’ wellness, then we must ascertain the faculty’s wellness as well.
Faculty, Medical ; Students

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic forced academic institutions to suspend face-to-face activities, causing a drastic shift to a remote and online setting for learning and teaching. While necessary, the sudden change created a lasting effect on the constituents of medical schools whose curriculum relied on lectures, clinical skills, and hospital experience in teaching its students. This study aims to describe the effect of the rapid digitalization on the medical faculty at the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine-William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM) in Metro Manila, Philippines. Methods: Members of the medical faculty of the college were invited to participate in focus group discussions (FGDs) where four frames were discussed, namely content, pedagogy, technology, and mindset. Responses taken in the FGDs underwent thematic analysis to find commonalities and patterns among the concerns and comments of the faculty. Results: Analysis of faculty feedback regarding the four frames revealed a spectrum of responses, encompassing both positive and negative sentiments. Content-related feedback predominantly focused on strategies for effectively segmenting and synthesizing information within the online environment. Pedagogical concerns are primarily centered on adapting teaching methods and delivery styles to the online format. Technological feedback highlighted the perceived advantages and limitations of online platforms and tools, as well as the role of technological support in facilitating the transition to online instruction. Finally, a significant portion of the feedback addressed the psychological effects of the pandemic on faculty members as medical educators, with responses ranging from expressions of fear to statements of confidence. Conclusion In the context of the evolving educational landscape, particularly the accelerated adoption of online and hybrid learning models in medical education, faculty recognition of the necessity of digitalization is paramount. Despite the inherent challenges of this transition, the faculty's demonstrated openness to change and innovation presents a significant opportunity for institutional growth. By continuing to invest in these technologies, institutions can not only enhance the medical curriculum but also prepare future physicians for the increasingly digital nature of healthcare delivery
faculty ; education, medical ; technology

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Faculty, Medical* ; Humans ; Schools, Medical*

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Education* ; Faculty, Medical* ; Humans ; Schools, Medical*

Most clinicians and researchers will acknowledge the importance of mentoring in their respective fields but whether what is done is truly mentoring is presumed rather than explicit. This paper explores the nature and importance of mentorship in the development of a junior faculty member, and the qualities of a good mentor and mentee. It emphasises the multi-faceted complexity of this relationship including its potential problems, and its inevitable termination. This ending might be unexpected, premature and traumatic; or it may be planned when the mentee has developed a certain level of maturity and independence of thinking and judgment. Either situation requires working through this feeling of loss.
Education, Medical, Graduate ; Faculty, Medical ; Humans ; Mentors

PURPOSE: We aimed to explore medical students’ online learning patterns and needs by analyzing data obtained from an e-learning portal of Korean medical schools. METHODS: Data were obtained from learning resources and registered users of the e-learning portal by the consortium of 36 Korean medical schools, e-MedEdu (www.mededu.or.kr) over a period of 10 years. Data analytics were performed of its contents and usage patterns using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The website currently has over 1,600 resources, which have almost tripled over the past decade, and 28,000 registered users. Two hundred and twenty medical faculty have contributed the resources; a majority of them were clinical cases and video clips, which accounted for 30% and 27% of all resources, respectively. The website has received increasing hits over the past decade; annual website hits increased from 80,000 in 2009 to over 300,000 in 2018. The number of hits on resources varied across resource types and subjects; 90% of all website hits were on online videos, and 28% of them originated from mobile devices. Among the online videos, those on procedural skills received more hits than those on patient encounters and video lectures. CONCLUSION: Our findings demonstrate the increasing use of e-learning in medical education in Korea over the past decade. Our study also shows a wide disparity in the frequency of use in learning resources across resource types and subjects, which have implications for improvements in the design and development of learning resources to better meet medical students’ curricular needs and their learning styles.
Education, Medical ; Faculty, Medical ; Humans ; Korea ; Learning ; Lectures ; Schools, Medical

Academic Medical Centers ; Faculty, Medical ; Humans ; Mentoring ; Mentors ; Teaching

PURPOSE: The purpose of this report was to develop a learning consultation program to help medical students adjust to studying. Also, it investigated students with learning difficulties and determined their learning needs. METHODS: Four hundred forty-two medical students from 2 medical schools in Korea were surveyed with regard to learning difficulties and learning consultation needs. Of the respondents, 202 students were male and 206 were female; the remained was unidentified. We used frequency and crosstab analysis to analyze the data from the survey. RESULTS: The needs analysis showed that first-year students had the most serious academic difficulties of those who were surveyed, possessing a lack of learning skills and medical adaptation to clinical situations. In response, these students wished to receive learning consultation from the medical faculty and senior students. Thus, we developed a learning consultation program for medical students, based on learning consultation cases in domestic and foreign universities. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that medical students have learning difficulties and need learning consultations, especially first-year students. Therefore, we developed a learning consultation program that consists of problem screening, problem specifications, and choosing strategies. After implementing the program, it can help medical students adjust to the medical environment. Furthermore, these findings have implications for studies on learning consultation programs for medical students.
Surveys and Questionnaires ; Faculty, Medical ; Humans ; Korea ; Learning ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Referral and Consultation ; Schools, Medical ; Students, Medical

PURPOSE: This study investigated characteristics of medical teachers who have adopted student-centered teaching methods into their teaching. METHODS: A 24-item questionnaire consisted of respondent backgrounds, his or her use of student-centered teaching methods, and awareness of the school's educational objectives and curricular principles was administered of faculty members at a private medical school in Korea. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were conducted to compare faculty use of student-centered approaches across different backgrounds and awareness of curricular principles. RESULTS: Overall response rate was 70% (N=140/200), approximately 25% (n=34) of whom were using student-centered teaching methods. Distributions in the faculty use of student-centered teaching methods were significantly higher among basic sciences faculty (versus clinical sciences faculty), with teaching experiences of over 10 years (versus less than 10 years), and who were aware of the school's educational objectives and curricular principles. CONCLUSION: Our study indicates differences in medical faculty's practice of student-centered teaching across disciplines, teaching experiences, and their understanding of the school's educational objectives curricular principles. These findings have implications for faculty development and institutional support to better promote faculty use of student-centered teaching approaches.
Faculty, Medical ; Humans ; Korea ; Problem-Based Learning ; Schools, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Teaching*