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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to review trends in Korean medical education research.Method: We searched Korean Medicine Education research in 4 domestic and 4 international datebases. The studies were analyzed with journal, year, keyword and detailed topic, word frequency in research context, divided into four categories: basic Korean medicine, clinical Korean medicine, medical humanities, education.Result: 128 Korean studies and 30 International studies, total 158 studies, published from 1993 to 2024 have been selected. Research on Korean medicine education has been consistently published every year since 2003, by 61 journals. The period when the most papers were published was 2020, with 16 papers. Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine published a relatively large number of studies, with 19. Among the keywords divided into 4 categories according to Institute of Korean Medicine Education & Evaluation, studies related to 'basic medicine' were the most with 45 cases. When classified into detailed topics, there were 40 papers related to 'subject', and 21 papers related to ‘awareness’.Discussion and Conclusion: The study suggests that Korean medicine education method and curriculum should be developed. As educational research and method progresses, the corresponding curriculum has to be improved and applied to the field. This study would contribute to the foundation of Korean medicine education.
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