title: [Education of clinical laboratory medicine in the premedical course of Fukushima Medical University].
abstract: Education of clinical laboratory medicine in the medical course of Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine is described. It include lectures (90 min, 15 times) for the 4th grade students and practices for the 5th grade students (one week/2 w, 16 times) and for the 6th grade students (one week/2 w, 4-5 times). In the practice course of 5th grade students, subjects concerning preanalytical issues have been employed to understand the importance. Specimens for practices are taken from every student, which include urines for urinalysis, feces for occult blood test, bloods for Wright-Giemsa staining and cell morphology and coagulation tests, and pharyngeal fluids for Gram staining. In the 6th grade course, residual specimens from anonymous patients are used, and ECG examination is performed by the permission of patients. Through the experiences of sample collections and practices of elementary laboratory tests, students are expected to realize anxiety and pain of patients, to understand the importance of preanalytical variables and to master fundamental laboratory techniques as physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1247.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D007564:Japan; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education*