Future use of skills laboratories at Medical Schools in Japan: how to transform these into effective educational departments? / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

1)Leaders of skillslabs at Japanese medical schools are concerned about the future of skillslabs.2)The way skillslabs are presently used in Japan is not in accordance with current evidence on teaching skills.3)We present a stepwise process to bring Japanese skillslabs in line with the standards of 2009.