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Han: The role of Korean Council on Medical Education and its future direction
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J Korean Med Assoc 2019;62(6):294-299.

Published online: 17 June 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2019.62.6.294

The role of Korean Council on Medical Education and its future direction

Hee Chul Han, MD1, 2

1Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

2Korean Council on Medical Education, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding author: Hee Chul Han E-mail: heehan@korea.ac.kr

Received 31 May 2019       Accepted 4 June 2019

Copyright © 2019 Korean Medical Association

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Abstract

This study was conducted to recognize the role of Korean Council on Medical Education (KCME), which is composed of 12 medical organizations related to medical education, and its importance in Korean medical society. The historical background of the establishment of the KCME is reviewed, along with changes in medical education in Korea starting in the early 1960s. In 1971, the first organization for medical education in Korea, the Association of Korean Medical Colleges, was established by 14 deans of medical colleges. This organization sought to create a good environment for medical education, but because of conflict between deans and medical educators, in 1983 it was divided into two organizations : the Korean Society of Medical Education and the Korean Council of Deans of Medical Colleges. Neither was active until they co-organized a congress about medical education in 1994, and fortunately, they have continued to collaborate since. At that time, the Korean government aggressively tried to authorize 9 new medical colleges, which caused Korean organizations related to medical education to unite against this governmental policy by establishing the KCME. The KCME played an important role in monitoring policy changes and achieved some noteworthy results. However, recent changes, including the fourth industrial revolution and patterns of mutual influence among medical education, research and clinical practice, have spurred the KCME to change and broaden its activities. Therefore, the KCME should take the lead in launching a serious discussion reorganizing Korean medical societies so that academic medicine and practical medicine may flourish.

Keywords: Education, medical, Organization and administration, History, Capacity building, Organizational policy

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Table 1.
List of activities of KCME since its establishment
Time Activity
Apr 25, 1996 Establishment of KCME
Sep 18, 1996 Open forum about the 4-year medical school system in Korea
Oct 4, 1996 Activities against the government's suggestion of importing the 4-year medical school system of medical education
Nov 28, 1996 Symposium for adopting a new paradigm of medical education at the Yusung Hotel in Daejeon : accreditation of medical colleges and pre-requisites for new medical colleges
Feb 28, 1997 Meeting for the establishment of the Korean Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute, adoption of the 4-year medical school system, education on Korean traditional medicine, system for medical specialities (Hilton Hotel, Jirisan room)
Mar 27, 1997 Open forum about standards for existing medical colleges and for the establishment of new medical colleges (Yonsei University, Allen Hall)
Jun 16, 1997 Activities against the government's suggestion about ways improving the medical educational system
Jun 23, 1997 Activities against the government's suggestion about pre-requisites for the establishment of new medical colleges
Sep 1997 Anti-government proclamation stating that we could no longer endure the proposed establishment of new medical colleges
Oct 6, 1997 Meeting for counter-measures against the establishment of new medical colleges, for learning objectives for medical education and residency training, and for the planning of quality control in the medical workforces
Dec 20, 1997 Launching of a promotion committee for the accreditation of medical colleges
Feb 1998 Research proposal for the accreditation of medical colleges
Apr 8, 1998 Open forum for the implementation of accreditation of medical colleges (Catholic Medical Research Building, room 1003)
Jan 18, 2001 Workshop for future plans for the Korean Council on Medical Education (KCME)
Feb 15, 2001 Launching of planning committee for the future development of the KCME (chairman: Kun-Sang Kim)
Aug 2001 Publication of a report about the future development of the KCME
  Three possible ways forward: 1) establishment of a new integrative organization, 2) reinforcement of the existing KCME, 3) partnering with the existing Korea Institute of Medicine. The first option was emphasized.
Dec 21, 2001 Launching a committee for promoting the development of medical education (chairman: Prof. Young Myung Kim)
2002 Naming the new integrative organization as KIMEE
Aug 12, 2003 Launching a committee for promoting the establishment of the KIMEE (chairman: Prof. Jong Wook Lee)
Nov 21, 2003 Inaugural general meeting for the foundation of the KIMEE

KCME, Korean Council on Medical Education; KIMEE, Korean Institute for Medical Education and Evaluation.

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