Experience with an integrated seminar program on community medicine for high school students / 医学教育

We held an integrated seminar program on community medicine for high school students. We used questionnaires to evaluate the usefulness of the seminar.<br>1)The seminar included lectures about community medicine, active–learning programs, and discussions about medical issues.<br>2)Before the seminar, 96% of the participants had been interested in a career in medicine.<br>3)After the seminar, 96% of participants were satisfied with the seminar.<br>4)The number of the participants who wanted to work in the community in Oita in the future increased from 43% before the seminar to 62% after the seminar.<br>Our results suggest that this integrated seminar program is useful for getting high school students interested in community medicine.