General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study
Masaki Tago,1 Kiyoshi Shikino,2 Risa Hirata,1 Takashi Watari,3 Shun Yamashita,1 Yoshinori Tokushima,1 Midori Tokushima,1 Hidetoshi Aihara,1 Naoko E Katsuki,1 Motoshi Fujiwara,1 Shu-ichi Yamashita1 1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan; 2Department of General Medicine...
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| author | Tago M Shikino K Hirata R Watari T Yamashita S Tokushima Y Tokushima M Aihara H Katsuki NE Fujiwara M Yamashita SI |
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| description | Masaki Tago,1 Kiyoshi Shikino,2 Risa Hirata,1 Takashi Watari,3 Shun Yamashita,1 Yoshinori Tokushima,1 Midori Tokushima,1 Hidetoshi Aihara,1 Naoko E Katsuki,1 Motoshi Fujiwara,1 Shu-ichi Yamashita1 1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan; 2Department of General Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan; 3General Medicine Center, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, JapanCorrespondence: Masaki Tago, Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan, Email tagomas@cc.saga-u.ac.jpBackground: It is unclear how much effort Japanese university general medicine (GM) departments, which teach basic medical skills and have a high affinity for clinical practice, devote to medical education, particularly undergraduate education. This study aimed to clarify the contribution of GM departments of Japanese universities to medical education.Patients and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based descriptive study of GM departments of Japanese universities. We sent the questionnaire created using Google Forms by email, and the universities responded by Internet. The department chairperson of the universities’ main hospital was responsible for completing the questionnaire. It covered the number of staff, inpatients over the previous 3 years, affiliated hospitals, classroom lectures, and practical training sessions per year for each academic year in medical faculty and students accepted for clinical clerkship. Items also included the effort for clinical training, research, and education and the effort for undergraduate, initial clinical residency, and specialty program training.Results: In all, 46 of 71 universities responded, and we included 43 in our analysis. The median number of medical staff was 7; the median number of inpatients over the previous 3 years was 76. The median number of classroom lectures of the GM department was 1 for 1st-year, 5 for 3rd-year, 9 for 4th-year, and 0 for 2nd-, 5th-, and 6th-year students. The median total number of accepted students for clinical clerkship was 120. The median educational effort of the GM department was 30. With total educational effort set at 100, the median effort for undergraduate education was 45, for postgraduate residency 30, and for specialty program training 20.Conclusion: The undergraduate medical education by GM departments of Japanese universities was provided mainly in clinical settings for almost all medical students. A focus on exposing students to GM in early academic years would improve the educational environment.Keywords: clinical clerkship, general medicine, medical education, specialty program, university |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f145170ea74b408299b319d63246d2f92022-12-22T00:19:42ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of General Medicine1178-70742022-06-01Volume 155785579376143General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire StudyTago MShikino KHirata RWatari TYamashita STokushima YTokushima MAihara HKatsuki NEFujiwara MYamashita SIMasaki Tago,1 Kiyoshi Shikino,2 Risa Hirata,1 Takashi Watari,3 Shun Yamashita,1 Yoshinori Tokushima,1 Midori Tokushima,1 Hidetoshi Aihara,1 Naoko E Katsuki,1 Motoshi Fujiwara,1 Shu-ichi Yamashita1 1Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan; 2Department of General Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan; 3General Medicine Center, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, JapanCorrespondence: Masaki Tago, Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan, Email tagomas@cc.saga-u.ac.jpBackground: It is unclear how much effort Japanese university general medicine (GM) departments, which teach basic medical skills and have a high affinity for clinical practice, devote to medical education, particularly undergraduate education. This study aimed to clarify the contribution of GM departments of Japanese universities to medical education.Patients and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based descriptive study of GM departments of Japanese universities. We sent the questionnaire created using Google Forms by email, and the universities responded by Internet. The department chairperson of the universities’ main hospital was responsible for completing the questionnaire. It covered the number of staff, inpatients over the previous 3 years, affiliated hospitals, classroom lectures, and practical training sessions per year for each academic year in medical faculty and students accepted for clinical clerkship. Items also included the effort for clinical training, research, and education and the effort for undergraduate, initial clinical residency, and specialty program training.Results: In all, 46 of 71 universities responded, and we included 43 in our analysis. The median number of medical staff was 7; the median number of inpatients over the previous 3 years was 76. The median number of classroom lectures of the GM department was 1 for 1st-year, 5 for 3rd-year, 9 for 4th-year, and 0 for 2nd-, 5th-, and 6th-year students. The median total number of accepted students for clinical clerkship was 120. The median educational effort of the GM department was 30. With total educational effort set at 100, the median effort for undergraduate education was 45, for postgraduate residency 30, and for specialty program training 20.Conclusion: The undergraduate medical education by GM departments of Japanese universities was provided mainly in clinical settings for almost all medical students. A focus on exposing students to GM in early academic years would improve the educational environment.Keywords: clinical clerkship, general medicine, medical education, specialty program, universityhttps://www.dovepress.com/general-medicine-departments-of-japanese-universities-contribute-to-me-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGMclinical clerkshipgeneral medicinemedical educationspecialty programuniversity |
| spellingShingle | Tago M Shikino K Hirata R Watari T Yamashita S Tokushima Y Tokushima M Aihara H Katsuki NE Fujiwara M Yamashita SI General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study International Journal of General Medicine clinical clerkship general medicine medical education specialty program university |
| title | General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study |
| title_full | General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study |
| title_fullStr | General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study |
| title_short | General Medicine Departments of Japanese Universities Contribute to Medical Education in Clinical Settings: A Descriptive Questionnaire Study |
| title_sort | general medicine departments of japanese universities contribute to medical education in clinical settings a descriptive questionnaire study |
| topic | clinical clerkship general medicine medical education specialty program university |
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