Medical education in Japan: A challenge to the healthcare system

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 846-850

  Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Gibbs, Trevor ^b   Fujisaki, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTRY INTO PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JAPAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; TEACHING;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JAPAN; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 63449106317     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802298207     Document Type: Article

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