标题：Proposal for improving the system of physical therapy education and the Korean physical therapist licensing examination based on a comparison of the systems in World Confederation for Physical Therapy member countries
期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2017
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：1-4
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.10
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：The process of nurturing and producing health and medical ser_x0002_vice personnel,including physical therapists,comprises 3 stages:train?ing provided by educational institutions,evaluation for qualification,and a management system after certification.Therefore,we needed to review the physical therapy programs in Korea and the subjects covered by the Korean physical therapist licensing examination as a first step in determining strategies for producing physical therapists with a high degree of knowledge and expertise.The first official phys?ical therapy education department was established in a junior college of medicine attached to Korea University in 1963.Subsequently,2-year college physical therapy courses were established at Shingu College,Dongnam Health College,Wonkwang Health Science Col?lege,Daegu Health College,and Kwangju Health College [1].In 1979,Yonsei University established the nation’s first 4-year physical therapy educational program.In 1991,physical therapy programs were changed from a minimum of 2- to 3-year programs,increasing the number of courses and clinical training hours that students were required to complete [1].As of 2016,physical therapy departments have been established in 87 colleges and universities across Korea [2];during their undergraduate studies,students majoring in physical therapy take courses in foundations of physical therapy;physical therapy diagnosis,examination,and evaluation;physical therapy inter?vention;and medical law.Although the role of physical therapists has become even more important and specialized around the world,no significant changes have been made in physical therapy educational programs in Korea except for their duration.No standardization policies to establish a specific curriculum have been implement?ed.Therefore,we aimed to make proposals for improving physical therapist education in Korea by comparing physical therapy curricula,graduation degrees,and the allocation of subjects of items includ?ed in the Korean physical therapist licensing exams.
关键词：The process of nurturing and producing health and medical ser_x0002_vice personnel,including physical therapists,comprises 3 stages:train?ing provided by educational institutions,evaluation for qualification,and a management system after certification.Therefore,we needed to review the physical therapy programs in Korea and the subjects covered by the Korean physical therapist licensing examination as a first step in determining strategies for producing physical therapists with a high degree of knowledge and expertise.The first official phys?ical therapy education department was established in a junior college of medicine attached to Korea University in 1963.Subsequently,2-year college physical therapy courses were established at Shingu College,Dongnam Health College,Wonkwang Health Science Col?lege,Daegu Health College,and Kwangju Health College [1].In 1979,Yonsei University established the nation’s first 4-year physical therapy educational program.In 1991,physical therapy programs were changed from a minimum of 2- to 3-year programs,increasing the number of courses and clinical training hours that students were required to complete [1].As of 2016,physical therapy departments have been established in 87 colleges and universities across Korea [2];during their undergraduate studies,students majoring in physical therapy take courses in foundations of physical therapy;physical therapy diagnosis,examination,and evaluation;physical therapy inter?vention;and medical law.Although the role of physical therapists has become even more important and specialized around the world,no significant changes have been made in physical therapy educational programs in Korea except for their duration.No standardization policies to establish a specific curriculum have been implement?ed.Therefore,we aimed to make proposals for improving physical therapist education in Korea by comparing physical therapy curricula,graduation degrees,and the allocation of subjects of items includ?ed in the Korean physical therapist licensing exams.
