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Because the environment of space is extremely harsh, manned space activities require considerable medical support. Space medicine, a field of medical science, deals with such situations. In this report, we present the outline of a space medicine course that we have established as an elective course in the School of Medicine, the University of Tsukuba, Japan. The students' responses to questionnaires indicated the popularity of the course and their interest in it. Concentrated courses are effective for teaching new cross-disciplinary areas in medical school.
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In 1991, the committee on postgraduate clinical training proposed revised behavioral objectives for basic clinical training in the initial two years. We present here a model for a clinical training program that should enable most residents to attain these objectives within two years.<BR>The program begins with orientation for 1-2 weeks, including a workshop on team care, and nursing practice.<BR>Basic clinical skills for primary care and emergency managements should be learned by experience during rotations through various clinical specialities. All staff members, even senior residents, should participate in teaching beginning residents in hospitals.
