The current state of medical education in Japan: A system under reform

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-308

  Teo, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence ; Curriculum; Education; Japan; Medical ; Problem based learning; Standards; Teaching methods ; Trends; Trends methods

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; JAPAN; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING;

EID: 33847155107     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02691.x     Document Type: Review

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