On the Result of a Questionaire Regarding Continuing Medical Education of the Hospital Physicians / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to clarify the definition and recognition on continuing medical education for administrators (or leaders for residents) of 80 university hospitals and 266 clinical training hospitals as designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, using the questionaire consited of 5 main questions, as following<BR>1) On the curriculum (program) of continuing medical education in their hospitals.<BR>2) On the continuing medical education system of Japan Medical Association.<BR>3) On the continuing medical education activity of the specified academic societies.<BR>4) On guide of continuing medical education for the residents.<BR>5) On definition of continuing medical education.<BR>Answers to a questionaire were returned from 227 institutions (65.6%)<BR>Analyzing the results, present situation of program curricula for continuing medical education in hospitals, participation to continuing medical education system of Japan Medical Association and Academic Societies, and consideration on continuing medical education as a hospital leader were comprehensible.