Analysis of Basic Medicine-Related Questions in the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (2016–2018)

Basic medical education is important for developing the competencies of doctors, and it includes basic biomedical sciences, preventive medicine, ethics, clinical science. This study aimed to reveal current status Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) regarding its evaluation in sciences. The science-related questions were screened selected from test forms KMLE (2016–2018) by personnel conducting science education, evaluated with three independent groups undergraduate students at Chonnam National University School terms learning outcomes education. scope proportion medicine-related questions, which consist medicine annual change, discipline distribution, associated outcomes. average proportions law, sciences 2.3%, 5.8%, 91.9% all respectively. except those on was 22.0% total, pharmacology microbiology accounted 83.0% questions. sub-enabling linked comprised 14.0% total 30.4% law. It concluded that may not sufficiently cover essential need be improved regard