ABSTRACT
Committee for Information Infrastructure in the 16th term of JSME Board Members was newly created to edit Medical Education White Book issued every four years and to provide sooner and more comprehensive information infrastructure provision. MEAL was opened as a website for medical education information since August 2011. MEAL consists of glossary, articles, books and more resources using a system like Wiki or Blog on the Web. By such technological progress, not only one–way information provision from JSME but also bidirectional communication between JSME members and committees／board members became available. Internationally, similar websites are known, such as MedEdPORTAL by AAMC （Association of American Medical Colleges）, and expected to be new scholarly information added to journals.
ABSTRACT
1) Many medical schools in Australia are adopting curricula that encourage medical students to understand the community and the importance of community-based medicine.<br>2) Flinders University has successfully created and implemented a curriculum in which medical students spend time in small community hospitals and clinics during their third year.<br>3) Although there are many types of community-oriented medical education, we must consider what kind of medical education would increase the quality of community medicine in Japan.