This preliminary study aimed to determine how medical students perceive character education in Korea. A structured survey questionnaire was distributed to 10 medical students between September and December 2018, of whom 6 students replied. Students’ responses were classified into elements, which were also categorized. Twenty-nine core elements of characters in 8 categories were verified as essential for doctors and as needs for character education. The most frequently suggested categories were “care and respect,” “empathy and communication,” and “responsibility and calling.” Participants also stated that various forms of character education are necessary and that they were not satisfied with the teaching methods of the character education that they had received. These results verified the most essential character traits for doctors and identified problems related to current character education. The results of this study will be helpful for preparing the character education curriculum in medical schools.

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韩国医学生建议的医生必备品格教育核心要素：初步研究

这项初步研究旨在确定医学生如何看待韩国的品格教育。2018 年 9 月至 12 月期间，向 10 名医学生分发了结构化调查问卷，其中 6 名学生回答。学生的回答被分类为元素，元素也被分类。8类29个品格核心要素被验证为医生必备和品格教育需要。最常被推荐的类别是“关怀和尊重”、“同理心和沟通”以及“责任和呼唤”。与会者还表示，各种形式的品格教育是必要的，他们对所接受的品格教育的教学方法并不满意。这些结果验证了医生最基本的性格特征，并确定了与当前性格教育相关的问题。本研究的结果将有助于编写医学院的品格教育课程。