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We provide “student-selected components (SSCs) “ for 3rd-year students at our school. They work with local NGOs and identify SDH that affect the underserved population including people in isolation, poverty and/or homelessness. Since most students are from privileged families, those encounters made a strong impression on students who create a short video to advocate for people they have met. We describe the process of developing this program and explain the models and theories that underpin this education.
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Radical changes were made last year in the educational program of liberal arts at Juntendo University School of Medicine. The number of required courses was decreased, and students were given more freedom to choose electives. A survey at the end of the first semester evaluating the reforms showed great satisfaction on both sides: students were highly motivated to study, and the teachers were ready to answer their needs.
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I had an opportunity to attend the 10th Forum of Leaders of Medical Education, which was sponsored by the Japan Medical Education Foundation. Guest lecturers were Dr. Michael Rosenblatt, Executive Director of Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital Foundation for Research and Education, and Dr. Frank Harris, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Leicester. Both their lectures gave implicit suggestions for the future reform of Japanese medical education. The main suggestions to improve medical education were that 1) lectures on the clinical medicine should be minimized and self learning through a tutorial system should be encouraged; and 2) except for the basic medical sciences, teaching in medical schools and hospitals should be limited to the training of skills, including communication skills, for medical examinations. In addition, the system for evaluation of instructors at Harvard Medical School is impressive because it stresses educational ability and educational achievements rather than research achievements.