Is accreditation in medical education in Korea an opportunity or a burden?

The accreditation process is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools in Korea. The line that separates the two is based on how medical schools recognize and utilize the accreditation process. In other words, accreditation is a burden for medical schools if they view the accreditation pr...

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Published in:	Journal of educational evaluation for health professions 2020, 17(0), , pp.1-10
Main Authors:	Jung, Hanna, Jeon, Woo Taek, An, Shinki
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Accreditation diagnostic self evaluation Education, Medical Humans medical education Republic of Korea Review Schools, Medical self-assessment 교육학
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Summary:	The accreditation process is both an opportunity and a burden for medical schools in Korea. The line that separates the two is based on how medical schools recognize and utilize the accreditation process. In other words, accreditation is a burden for medical schools if they view the accreditation process as merely a formal procedure or a means to maintain accreditation status for medical education. However, if medical schools acknowledge the positive value of the accreditation process, accreditation can be both an opportunity and a tool for developing medical education. The accreditation process has educational value by catalyzing improvements in the quality, equity, and efficiency of medical education and by increasing the available options. For the accreditation process to contribute to medical education development, accrediting agencies and medical schools must first be recognized as partners of an educational alliance working together towards common goals. Secondly, clear guidelines on accreditation standards should be periodically reviewed and shared. Finally, a formative self-evaluation process must be introduced for institutions to utilize the accreditation process as an opportunity to develop medical education. This evaluation system could be developed through collaboration among medical schools, academic societies for medical education, and the accrediting authority.
ISSN:	1975-5937 1975-5937