Curriculum to Learn Social Determinants of Health at Mie University Faculty of Medicine / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

Health disparity is an emerging issue in our society. It occurs in connection with an aging population, uneven distribution of health sectors or the collapse of medical care systems in rural communities. Accordingly, future health professionals should learn more about social determinants of health (SDH). Mie University Faculty of Medicine has conducted international health electives in Asian and African countries and education about community-based health profession all over the Mie prefecture. Moreover, a lecture entitled “Global Health and Community Medicine” was launched based on the concept that both topics share common aspects of SDH.　In this article, I will report educational programs at Mie University, that provide medical students with opportunities to learn SDH.