의학교육에 있어서의 임상생화학교육 체계화에 관한 연구

Abstract

The present status of biochemical education in medical field of Korea was analyzed in the aspect of its clinical application by questionaire study from 115 medical doctors who had finished regular medical ,courses in Korea. The definition of clinical biochemistry in the present study was the part of biochemistry which could be applied for clinical diagnosis and theraphy as well as for researches on chemical path. ogenesis. From the medical doctors in the present .study, the following opinions could be summarized: 1. The satisfying rate of the doctors on their own biochemical education was 3% and their view on its clinical and reseach application was very disappointing. The most probable reason for such a low rate of application was the lack of biochemical knowledge rather than the shortage of equipments or research funds. 2. The retention rate of biochemical knowledge on human metabolic diseases was 58% and the rate showed the decreasing tendency after graduation of medical school. 3. The positive rate of the experienced biochemical equipments and laboratory items was also very low, less than 5%. The positive rate of holding concepts on quality control for laboratory data was only 20%, but the rate was contrastingly improved in the staff class. 4. Suggestions by the medical doctors in the view of improving clinical application of biochemistry were as follows; to educate biochemistry not only at basic course but also at clinical course, to prolong the duration of biochemical education, to use audiovisual educational aids, to enrich the manpower and equipments, to emphasize biochemical changes in diseases rather than principles of biochemical processes, to give the laboratory experiences for contrast study between normal and pathological specimens and to evaluate the educational achievements by discussion rather than by report or paper examinations.