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Sep, 2017;29 (3): 137-152.

Research trends in studies of medical students' characteristics: a scoping review.

Sung Soo Jung, Kwi Hwa Park, HyeRin Roh, So Jung Yune, Geon Ho Lee, Kyunghee Chun
Author Information
  1. Sung Soo Jung: Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. ORCID
  2. Kwi Hwa Park: Department of Medical Education, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. ORCID
  3. HyeRin Roh: Department of Medical Education and the Institute of Medical Humanities, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. ORCID
  4. So Jung Yune: Department of Medical Education, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. ORCID
  5. Geon Ho Lee: Department of Family Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ORCID
  6. Kyunghee Chun: Head Office for Educational Innovation, Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea. ORCID
PMID: 28870017 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2017.60

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate domestic and international research trends in studies of medical students' characteristics by using the scoping review methods. This study adopted the scoping review to assess papers on the characteristics of medical students. The procedure of research was carried out according to the five steps of the scoping review. The full texts of 100 papers are obtained and are read closely, after which suitable 88 papers are extracted by us for this research. The review is mapped by the year of the study, source, location, author, research design, research subject, objective, and key results. The frequency is analyzed by using Microsoft Excel and SPSS. We found 70 papers (79.5%) on a single medical school, 15 (17.0%) on multiple medical schools, and three (3.4%) on mixed schools, including medical and nonmedical schools. Sixty-nine (79.5%) were cross-sectional studies and 18 (20.5%) were longitudinal studies. Eighty-two papers (93.2%) adopted questionnaire surveys. We summarized research trends of studies on medical students in Korea and overseas by topic, and mapped them into physical health, mental health, psychological characteristics, cognitive characteristics, social characteristics, and career. This study provides insights into the future directions of research for the characteristics of medical students.

Keywords

Medical schools Medical students Review

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MeSH Term

Career Choice
Cognition
Health Status
Humans
Mental Health
Republic of Korea
Schools, Medical
Social Behavior
Students, Medical
Journal Article Review

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