Student Interview Themes from Acupuncture Training Evaluation

A collection of qualitative themes from in-depth interviews with undergraduate Korean Medicine students evaluating a newly designed acupuncture training program. The program involved 88 students in 2022/2023 and assessed outcomes including satisfaction, clinical communication skills, and practical examination scores. Interview findings revealed student perspectives on program strengths and areas for improvement.

Use Cases

• Analyze qualitative themes from student interviews to identify key factors influencing satisfaction with the acupuncture training program.
• Correlate interview themes with quantitative metrics like practical examination score to understand drivers of competency improvement.
• Identify recurring themes regarding areas for program improvement, such as time allocation for practice or the pacing of learning content.
• Explore student perceptions of specific training components mentioned, such as hands-on practice and peer role-play.

Strengths

• Data originates from a structured mixed-methods research study involving 88 undergraduate students.
• Program evaluation includes multiple data sources: satisfaction surveys, a clinical communication skills questionnaire (KSE-12), practical examination scores, and in-depth interviews.
• The dataset is associated with a published academic study, providing methodological context.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a small number of interview transcripts or coded themes.
• The sample is geographically specific to undergraduate Korean Medicine students, limiting generalizability.
• The raw qualitative data (interview transcripts) may not be fully included, potentially limiting re-analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Eunbyul Cho.

Collection Method

Data collected via in-depth interviews as part of a mixed-methods evaluation of an acupuncture training program using a rapid prototyping instructional systems design (RPISD) model.

Time Range

Program implemented and evaluated in 2022/2023.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

Geography

South Korea (involving undergraduate Korean Medicine students).