Table 1 The education and evaluation of clinical skills and procedures for clinical competency in traditional East-Asican medicine
Category | Contents (modules or items) | Place | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | Clinical skills covering medical examination (26), Clinical tests and questionnaires (12) and clinical techniques (18) | Affiliated traditional medicine hospital (8 clinical departments) Clinical Skill Practice Center | 20 weeks |
Processing & preparation of medicinal herbs (4) | Practice Lab for Medical Herb | 2 weeks | |
Research ethics and clinical research | Affiliated Clinical Research Center | 2 weeks | |
Simulated Clinical Experience progam using simulated clinical setting and standardized patient (15) | Clinical Skill Simulation Room | 1 weeks | |
Evaluation | Clinical Performance Test (Objective Structured Clinical Examination (6), Clinical Performance Examination (3), Acupuncture point location & placing needles (2) and Preparation & processing of medical herbs (1)) | Test rooms Acupuncture Practice Room Practice Lab for Medical Herb | 2 days (120 min./person) |