Table 2.
Education on Chuna-related subjects for all 12 colleges in Korea.
| College | Subject | Establishment of Chuna lectures | Chuna lectures merged with ORM or MOM | Existence of CRS practice lectures | MS/SS | Total lecture units of CRS (A) | Total lecture units of other subjects for 6 years of KM education (B) | A/B (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | KHC | Chuna Chuna and practice ORM ORM and practice |
Y | N | Y | MS | 7 | 242.5 | 2.88 |
| GCC | Chuna 1,2 ORM 1,2,3,4 GCP 2,3 |
Y | N | N | MS | 6 (16) | 238 | 2.52 | |
| DEC | Chuna 1,2 ORM ORM and practice |
Y | N | Y | MS | 6 | 240 | 2.5 | |
| DSC | Chuna and practice ORM GCP |
Y | N | Y | MS | 7 (11) | 240 | 2.91 | |
| DHC | ORM and practice 1,2,3,4 Chuna and practice |
Y | N | Y | MS | 5 | 240 | 2.08 | |
| DJC | Chuna ORM 1,2,3,4 GCP 1,2,3,4 |
Y | N | N | SS | 6 (16) | 240 | 2.5 | |
| WSC | Chuna and practice 1,2 ORM GCP 2,3 |
Y | N | Y | SS MS MS |
8 (18) | 240 | 3.33 | |
| WKC | Chuna ORM 1,2 ORM and practice 1,2 |
Y | N | Y | SS MS MS |
6.5 | 240 | 2.70 | |
| Classification | PNU | MOM 1,2 MOM and practice 1,2 |
N | Y | N | MS | 4 (25) | 172 | 2.32 |
| DGC | ORM 1,2 ORM practice 1,2 |
N | Y | Y | MS | 4 | 240 | 1.66 | |
| SJC | ORM 1 ORM 2 ORM practice 1,2 |
N | Y | N | MS | 4 (19) | 273 | 1.46 | |
| SMC | ORM ORM practice |
N | Y | Y | MS | 6 | 240 | 2.5 |
The numbers enclosed in parenthesis appearing in the A column (Total lecture units of CRS) refer to the total lecture units of CRS including GCP lecture units. Classification I includes an independent Chuna lecture that is not combined with ORM or MOM. However, in Classification II, there is no independent Chuna lecture.
CRS, Chuna-related subjects-CRS included Chuna, ORM, and MOM; DEC, Dong-Eui Korean Medical College; DGC, Dongguk Korean Medical College; DHC, Daegu Haany Korean Medical College; DJC, Daejeon Korean Medical College; DSC, Dong-Shin Korean medical college; GCC, Gachon Korean Medical College; GCP, general clinical practice-GCP includes Chuna practice as part of general clinical practice; KHC, Kyung Hee Korean Medical College; KM, Korean medicine; MOM, musculoskeletal oriental medicine-MOM has includes portions of a Chuna lecture; MS, mandatory subject; N, No; ORM, oriental rehabilitation medicine; PNU, Pusan National University of school of Korean Medicine; SJC, Sangji Korean Medical College; SMC, Se-Myeong Korean Medical College; SS, Selective subject; WKC, Wonkwang Korean Medical College; WSC, Woo-suk Korean Medical College; Y, Yes.