Table 1.
Changes in educational facilities and curricular content in 41 medical schools after the 2009 introduction of the clinical skills test into the KMLE
| Facility & curricular content | Before 2009 | After 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical skills training center | 27 (65.9) | 40 (97.6) |
| Medical interviewing skills | 30 (73.2) | 40 (97.6) |
| Physical examination course | 37 (90.2) | 41 (100.0) |
| Introduction to clinical medicine | 35 (85.4) | 41 (100.0) |
| Standardized patient program for proving feedback | 19 (46.3) | 35 (85.4) |
| Inpatient practice clerkships | 38 (92.7) | 41 (100.0) |
| Outpatient practice clerkships | 32 (78.0) | 38 (92.7) |
| Writing medical records | 33 (80.5) | 38 (92.7) |
| Medical ethics | 36 (87.8) | 41 (100.0) |
| Clinical performance examinations | 31 (75.6) | 41 (100.0) |
| Objective structured clinical examination to test simple procedural skills | 32 (78.0) | 41 (100.0) |
| Special preparatory course for the clinical skills test of the KMLE | 16 (39.0) | 40 (97.6) |
Values are presented as number (%).
KMLE, Korean Medical Licensing Examination.
Reproduced from Park HK. J Korean Med Assoc. 2012;55:116-123, with permission of Korean Medical Association [5].