Education in Geriatric Medicine.

Iguchi, Akihisa; Kuzuya, Masafumi; Suzuki, Yuusuke; Umegaki, Hiroyuki

doi:10.3143/geriatrics.35.867

Jpn. j. geriat

1998

DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.35.867

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Education in Geriatric Medicine.

Akihisa Iguchi¹,

Masafumi Kuzuya²,

Yuusuke Suzuki³

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“…It is therefore critical that gerontology education, whereby people would be taught knowledge, skills, and values to appreciate the issues and problems of an aging society and engage in problem-solving efforts, be developed and expanded in Japan. Geriatrics has been a part of the curriculum of Tokyo University's Department of Medicine since 1962, and to date, at least 20 universities across the country have implemented educational programs in geriatrics (Iguchi, Kuzuya, Suzuki, & Umegaki, 1998). As for gerontology education in Japan, very little has been done to date.…”

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Gerontology Programs in Japanese Higher Education

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Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

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The development of gerontological education is lagging behind in Japan in spite of Japan's large population of elders. Nevertheless, there are signs that this may be changing. In this paper we discuss how gerontology education has evolved in Japan over the past 40 years. Specifically, we provide an overview of the development of academic societies related to gerontology, the number of gerontological books published, government statements about gerontology education, and Japan's only graduate program in gerontology. We also identify some reasons for the delay in creating gerontology programs and propose specific steps that might be taken to reverse this trend.

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Medical students' understanding of geriatric medicine

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With the rapid aging of Japan's population, medical professionals who specialize in geriatric medicine are in unprecedented demand. At Ehime University School of Medicine, the Department of Geriatric Medicine was established on April 1,1997. To assess the status of geriatric medicine in undergraduate education, we surveyed the opinions of medical students on geriatric medicine. A questionnaire was sent to both fourth-year medical students before their classes on internal medicine and geriatric medicine had ended and to sixth-year medical students after their classes had already ended. Medical students of Ehime University School of Medicine had significantly more interest in geriatric medicine than students at other medical schools. From a clinical viewpoint of problems in old age, they considered that cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disorders, neurocognitive disorders and pulmonary disease were important. A total of 60% agreed that all medical schools should have classes in geriatric medicine, which is a higher rate than that of previous reports. To study the opinions of medical students on textbooks on geriatrics, we also conducted a questionnaire among medical students. Although 90% of students had their own textbooks of internal medicine and almost half (42%) had textbooks on physical examination, none had their own textbook of geriatric medicine. The most frequent reason was "hard to choose the best textbook". The present study indicates that to develop education in geriatric medicine, it is important to make a recommendable text book for medical students, which is easily understood with high quality and originality.

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