A Longitudinal Faculty Development Program Nurturing Leaders in Residency Education in Okinawa / 医学教育

The Hawaii-Okinawa Medical Education Fellowship is a longitudinal FD program developed and administered by the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii and Okinawa Prefecture to train young clinical teachers who will play a central role in residency education. The program also supports the building of networks among clinical teachers. Each year, around six participants learn the skills required of clinical teachers through monthly seminar participation and a year-round curriculum development project. To date, about 60 physicians have completed the fellowship, and many of them are active as clinical teachers at medical institutions in Okinawa. The community of practice consisting of the graduates of this fellowship is gradually expanding. It is expected to contribute more and more to the enhancement of clinical education in Okinawa.

Residency Program Coordinators' Perceptions of Their Roles and Attributes / 医学教育

Purpose: To clarify the awareness of residency program coordinators on their roles and attributes.　Methods: We asked residency program coordinator’s to describe their perception of “roles” and “attributes” that they consider important, We then, qualitatively and semi-quantitatively analyzed the data.　Results: Administrative work, public relations activities, coordination, pastoral and educational roles such as mental support, life support, and social education for trainees were extracted as the roles they identified. Regarding the attributes, humanity, the improvement of the quality of work, and various attributes for human resource development were extracted such as counselors, communication, harmonious human relationship, trainee-centeredness and educational mindset.　Discussion: The residency program coordinators perceived the importance of their “roles” and “attributes” for the development of trainees. Our results may be able to contribute to the development of current and future coordinators.

A 32-year-old Woman Diagnosed with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Complicated by Hypothyroidism / General Medicine

22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS) resulting from a microdeletion of 22q11.2, is usually diagnosed in the postnatal period, and generally manifests as various combinations of cardiac defects, hypoparathyroidism, facial dysmorphism, palate deformity and cellular immunodeficiency. We report a case of a 32-year-old woman presenting with seizures and hypocalcemia, who was diagnosed with 22qDS, along with a literature review of adult cases. Physicians should recognize the 22qDS in adults presenting with any combinations of hypocalcemia, hypothyroidism, cardiac defects and psychiatric disorders. Pathognomonic facial dysmorphism or short stature can be the key to diagnosis.