Résumé
This is the report of the 1st Workshop on Basic Clinical Competence Education held on November 22-24, 1996, in Tokyo. Twenty eight medical teachers from 28 medical schools in Japan participated in the workshop. The many aspects of clinical skills education were discussed ; Goals, teaching strategy and evaluation of clinical skills, Teaching methods of medical interviewing and physical examination, Training methods of standardized patients, and Organizing OSCE. Post-workshop questionnaire revealed a great satisfaction among participants. Many participants expressed the need to have this kind of workshop on a regular basis.
Résumé
Department of general medicine (DGM) could play important roles in clinical practice, education and research. Particularly in clinical education, DGM could take a leadership in various areas both in undergraduate and graduate education setting. Among them basic clinical competence education and primary care education are two major areas in which DGM can demonstrate it's leadership. I herewith proposed a curriculum for two areas.