A Role of University Hospital for Undergraduate Medical Education / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

As undergraduate medical education in Japan has been changing, the role of university hospitals is reassessed in this paper. It is essential for medical students to acquire basic knowledge and skills before clinical training. During this term it is necessary for them to learn in university hospitals. However following clinical trainings, especially primary care, lifestyle-related diseases, and clinical clerkship in home medical care, are not performed sufficiently under the present condition in university hospitals. In this training term, we have to introduce community-based medical education under closer cooperation with medical facilities.