Korean Journal of Medical Education

ORIGINAL RESEARCH 2025 February 26 Association between non-academic activities and professional identity formation of Indonesian medical students: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Purpose: This study explores the association between student involvement in non-academic activities (NAA) and the stages of professional identity formation (PIF) among Indonesian medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was distributed to students in 50 medical sc...

ORIGINAL RESEARCH 2025 February 26 The role of transfer motivation and self-efficacy on student satisfaction during early clinical experiences in South Korea: a cross-sectional study
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors influencing premedical students’ satisfaction with early clinical experience and determine the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between learning motivation and satisfaction. Methods: This cross-sectional st...

ORIGINAL RESEARCH 2025 February 26 Retrospective study of cultural biases and their reflections among Korean medical students: a cultural hybridity perspective
Purpose: Most of studies about racial or ethnic biases among medical students have been conducted in English-speaking developed countries. This study explores the hybridity and transformation of Korean medical students’ biases, arguing that a nation’s identity and culture are...