title: Comparison of Learning Styles between Medical College Students and Professional Graduate Medical School Students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Professional Graduate Medical School (PGMS) was established in 2003 in South Korea to train doctors that had better humanities and various educational backgrounds. By comparing the learning styles between students of the Medical College (MC) and PGMS, we investigated the characteristics of these students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) is used to determine learning preferences. It is composed of 12 statements on concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. Six hundred nine students from all years of the 2 medical schools completed the Kolb LSI between June 1st and June 30th, 2008 (response rate: 91.4%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  MC students preferred Kolb's 'assimilator (56.3%)' and 'diverger (25.6%)', and PGMS students preferred Kolb's 'assimilator (61.2%)' and 'converger (19.3%)'. PGMS students showed a higher preference for abstract conceptualization compared with MC students (adjusted Odds Ratio=2.191; 95% Confidence Interval=1.115~4.306).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that the learning styles of PGMS and MC students differed. We can use this result not only in developing curricula and teaching strategies, but also in providing support to students.
authors: Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Eun-Kyung
authors: EK
authors: Chung
authors: The Brain Korea 21 Project, Center for Biomedical Resourcesat Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Sun-A
authors: SA
authors: Oh
authors: Department of Medical Education, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Tai-Young
authors: TY
authors: Yoon
authors: Department of Medical Education, Chungbuk National University Medical School, Cheongju, Korea.
authors: Sang-Jin
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Young Jong
authors: YJ
authors: Woo
authors: Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Jung Ae
authors: JA
authors: Rhee
authors: Department of Medical Education, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Yung Hong
authors: YH
authors: Baik
keywords: Learning; Medical Schools; Medical student; Personality