Perspectives in Medical Education 3. Reforming medical education to change healthcare practice in Japan

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Rao, R Harsha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Falk Medical Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical skills training; Evidence based medicine; Japanese healthcare practice; Japanese medical education; Problem solving skills

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PENSIONER; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; CLINICAL COMPETENCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JAPAN;

EID: 34247154333     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.55.141     Document Type: Review

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