P04.12. Medical practices and attitudes of dual medical license holders in Korea
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Purpose The collaboration of conventional western medicine (CWM) with traditional Korean medicine (TKM) is a critical issue in the Korean medical system. Becoming dual medical license holders (DMD) having both MD and TKMD licenses is considered a way of overcoming conflicts arising from mutual ignorance and misunderstanding. This study aims to investigate medical practices and attitudes of DMDs who are expected to play an important role in the medical cooperation between CWM and TKM.
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