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View article: GraLoRA: Granular Low-Rank Adaptation for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning
GraLoRA: Granular Low-Rank Adaptation for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning Open
Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) is a popular method for parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) of generative models, valued for its simplicity and effectiveness. Despite recent enhancements, LoRA still suffers from a fundamental limitation: ove…
View article: Education Topics for the Development of Doctors’ Public Healthcare Competencies
Education Topics for the Development of Doctors’ Public Healthcare Competencies Open
Needs for public healthcare have recently increased. This paper proposes education topics for competency development in public healthcare in line with the needs of the times. In Korea, various lifelong education providers have already prov…
View article: Chronic Diseases and Medical Professionalism
Chronic Diseases and Medical Professionalism Open
Attention to medical professionalism has recently increased in S. Korea. The concept of the word âprofessionalismâ can be difficult to translate into Korean. Professionalism for individual doctors is not difficult to explain, but profe…
View article: Case analysis and justification of physicians, collective actions
Case analysis and justification of physicians, collective actions Open
Since the last 100 years, physicians from many countries have been taking collective action. However, the media, civic groups, and the government have denounced them as inhuman and unethical. This study comprehensively analyzed the backgro…
View article: Current trend of accreditation within medical education
Current trend of accreditation within medical education Open
Currently, accreditation in medical education is a priority for many countries worldwide. The World Federation for Medical Education’s (WFME) launch of its 1st trilogy of standards in 2003 was a seminal event promoting accreditation in bas…
View article: Similarity of the cut score in test sets with different item amounts using the modified Angoff, modified Ebel, and Hofstee standard-setting methods for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination
Similarity of the cut score in test sets with different item amounts using the modified Angoff, modified Ebel, and Hofstee standard-setting methods for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination Open
The Korea Medical Licensing Exam (KMLE) typically contains a large number of items. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the cut score between evaluating all items of the exam and evaluating only so…
View article: Similarity of the cut score in test sets with different item amounts using the modified Angoff, modified Ebel, and Hofstee standard-setting methods for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination
Similarity of the cut score in test sets with different item amounts using the modified Angoff, modified Ebel, and Hofstee standard-setting methods for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination Open
Purpose: The Korea Medical Licensing Exam (KMLE) typically contains a large number of items. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the cut score between evaluating all items of the exam and evaluatin…
View article: Governance system of the British Medical Association
Governance system of the British Medical Association Open
It is regrettable that in recent years, the Korean Medical Association (KMA) has held special meetings of the house of delegates almost annually, purely for the removal of the president of the KMA from his/her office. There could be severa…
View article: Improving the Korean Medical Association’s organizational strength and partnership for physicians
Improving the Korean Medical Association’s organizational strength and partnership for physicians Open
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) was established by legal mandate. It is a statutory body for the medical profession. However, the collective dimension of professionalism is a foreign concept for Korean doctors; the KMA is perceived as…
View article: Current Trend of Accreditation within Medical Education
Current Trend of Accreditation within Medical Education Open
Currently, accreditation within medical education is a priority on the agenda for many countries worldwide. The World Federation for Medical Education’s (WFME) launch of its first trilogy of standards in 2003 was a seminal event in promoti…
View article: Criminalization of medical error and medical regulatory authority
Criminalization of medical error and medical regulatory authority Open
This study aimed to suggest the justification for a self-regulatory body for medical licenses in Korea by reviewing recent cases of physician arrests for medical accidents in Korea. A number of recent cases of medical mistakes have been cr…
View article: Comparison of standard-setting methods for the Korean Radiological Technologist Licensing Examination: Angoff, Ebel, bookmark, and Hofstee
Comparison of standard-setting methods for the Korean Radiological Technologist Licensing Examination: Angoff, Ebel, bookmark, and Hofstee Open
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the possible standard-setting methods for the Korean Radiological Technologist Licensing Examination, which has a fixed cut score, and to suggest the most appropriate method. Methods: Six radiological t…
View article: History and Future of the Korean Medical Education System
History and Future of the Korean Medical Education System Open
Western medicine was first introduced to Korea by Christian missionaries and then by the Japanese in the late 19th century without its historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political, and economic values being communicated. Specific…
View article: Medical education for the Sustainable Development Goals
Medical education for the Sustainable Development Goals Open
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), officially known as ‘Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development’ has 17 “Global Goals” with 169 targets. This is the resolution by member countries as an intergovernmental …
View article: Learners’ perspective: where and when pre-residency trainees learn more to achieve their core clinical competencies
Learners’ perspective: where and when pre-residency trainees learn more to achieve their core clinical competencies Open
The common factor among the three departments is an environment in which trainees are highly involved in clinical duties, and are expected to make first-contact patient encounters, participate in clinical discourse, interpret investigative…