title: Improving the Quality of Postgraduate Education in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine for Junior Residents: An Exploratory Survey Conducted in Five Institutions in the Tohoku Area.
abstract: Traditional Japanese (Kampo) medicine has been widely applied in general medicine in Japan. In 2001, the model core curriculum for Japanese medical education was revised to include Kampo medicine. Since 2007, all 80 Japanese medical schools have incorporated it within their programs. However, postgraduate training or instruction of Kampo medicine has not been recognized as a goal for the clinical training of junior residents by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; little is known about postgraduate Kampo medicine education. This exploratory study investigated attitudes about Kampo medicine among junior residents in Japanese postgraduate training programs. A questionnaire survey was administered to junior residents at five institutions in the Tohoku area of Japan. Questions evaluated residents' experiences of prescribing Kampo medicines and their expectations for postgraduate Kampo education and training. As a result, 121 residents responded (response rate = 74%). About 96% of participants had previously received Kampo medicine education at their pre-graduate medical schools and 64% had prescribed Kampo medications. Specifically, daikenchuto was prescribed to prevent ileus and constipation after abdominal surgery and yokukansan was prescribed to treat delirium in the elderly. Residents received on-the-job instruction by attending doctors. Over 70% of participants indicated that there was a need for postgraduate Kampo medicine education opportunities and expected lectures and instruction on how to use it to treat common diseases. In conclusion, we have revealed that junior residents require Kampo medicine education in Japanese postgraduate training programs. The programs for comprehensive pre-graduate and postgraduate Kampo education are expected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Masao
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authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Shinya
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authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Keiichi
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authors.lastname: Ishikawa
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authors.lastname: Suzuki
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authors.lastname: Kamiya
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authors.lastname: Nishikawa
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authors.lastname: Tanaka
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authors.lastname: Numata
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authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
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authors.lastname: Ishibashi
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mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007564:Japan; D020835:Medicine, Kampo / Q000592:standards*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires