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A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license

BACKGROUND: Traditional medicine (TM) is widely used in South Korea and Taiwan, and both societies have similar systems for the management of TM. This study aimed to compare the TM systems in South Korea and Taiwan. METHODS: We searched for studies on the TM systems and collected statistical data fr...

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Autores principales: Kim, Dongsu, Shih, Chun-Chuan, Cheng, Hung-Chiang, Kwon, Soo-Hyun, Kim, Hyunmin, Lim, Byungmook
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33665088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2020.100685
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author Kim, Dongsu
Shih, Chun-Chuan
Cheng, Hung-Chiang
Kwon, Soo-Hyun
Kim, Hyunmin
Lim, Byungmook
author_facet Kim, Dongsu
Shih, Chun-Chuan
Cheng, Hung-Chiang
Kwon, Soo-Hyun
Kim, Hyunmin
Lim, Byungmook
author_sort Kim, Dongsu
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description BACKGROUND: Traditional medicine (TM) is widely used in South Korea and Taiwan, and both societies have similar systems for the management of TM. This study aimed to compare the TM systems in South Korea and Taiwan. METHODS: We searched for studies on the TM systems and collected statistical data from the websites of relevant government agencies in both countries. Interviews were conducted with experts on TM and officials from government agencies. The two TM systems were described and examined in terms of policies, resources, utilization, licensing, and educational systems. RESULTS: Both South Korea and Taiwan have a dual system that separates the administration, licensing and educational systems between TM and Western Medicine (WM), and the TM systems are well established and highly standardized. Comparing with South Korea, however, Taiwan has a more flexible dual medical system in which education courses for producing dual licensure are provided. Additionally, in the system in Taiwan, dual license holders can use both TM and WM methods without limitations and WM doctors can apply acupuncture under some circumstances. Because of the strict dual medical system in South Korea, TM and WM conflict with each other on most health issues. CONCLUSION: Both South Korea and Taiwan have the advantages of preserving TM, as TM and WM are systemically independent and together provide a more holistic approach. The institutionalization of TM in South Korea and Taiwan may be a good reference for countries considering modernization of their TM.
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spelling pubmed-79030582021-03-03 A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license Kim, Dongsu Shih, Chun-Chuan Cheng, Hung-Chiang Kwon, Soo-Hyun Kim, Hyunmin Lim, Byungmook Integr Med Res Original Article BACKGROUND: Traditional medicine (TM) is widely used in South Korea and Taiwan, and both societies have similar systems for the management of TM. This study aimed to compare the TM systems in South Korea and Taiwan. METHODS: We searched for studies on the TM systems and collected statistical data from the websites of relevant government agencies in both countries. Interviews were conducted with experts on TM and officials from government agencies. The two TM systems were described and examined in terms of policies, resources, utilization, licensing, and educational systems. RESULTS: Both South Korea and Taiwan have a dual system that separates the administration, licensing and educational systems between TM and Western Medicine (WM), and the TM systems are well established and highly standardized. Comparing with South Korea, however, Taiwan has a more flexible dual medical system in which education courses for producing dual licensure are provided. Additionally, in the system in Taiwan, dual license holders can use both TM and WM methods without limitations and WM doctors can apply acupuncture under some circumstances. Because of the strict dual medical system in South Korea, TM and WM conflict with each other on most health issues. CONCLUSION: Both South Korea and Taiwan have the advantages of preserving TM, as TM and WM are systemically independent and together provide a more holistic approach. The institutionalization of TM in South Korea and Taiwan may be a good reference for countries considering modernization of their TM. Elsevier 2021-09 2020-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7903058/ /pubmed/33665088 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2020.100685 Text en © 2021 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Kim, Dongsu
Shih, Chun-Chuan
Cheng, Hung-Chiang
Kwon, Soo-Hyun
Kim, Hyunmin
Lim, Byungmook
A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title_full A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title_fullStr A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title_short A comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of South Korea and Taiwan: Focus on administration, education and license
title_sort comparative study of the traditional medicine systems of south korea and taiwan: focus on administration, education and license
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33665088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2020.100685
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