“Standardization of Pre-Graduate Curriculum” in Kampo Medical Education”: Purpose and Background of the Establishment of the Japan Council for Kampo Medical Education
- VernacularTitle:漢方医学教育の「卒前カリキュラムの標準化」日本漢方医学教育協議会設立の趣旨と経緯
- Author:
Shin TAKAYAMA
1
;
Marie AMITANI
2
;
Takahide MATSUDA
3
;
Juichi SATO
4
;
Masayuki KASHIMA
5
;
Tomoaki ISHIGAMI
6
Author Information
- Keywords: Kampo; medical education; basic curriculum; medical schools nationwide; Japan Council for Kampo Medical Education
- From:Kampo Medicine 2023;74(2):180-187
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: In 2015, the Japan Council for Kampo Medical Education was established to create a basic curriculum for Kampo medical education that could be implemented in medical schools nationwide. After conducting a needs assessment, we decided on a lecture time of 240 minutes. To set learning objectives, we formed groups for “history,” “examination methods and patterns,” “effects of Kampo medicine,” “clinical cases,” “acupuncture and moxibustion,” and “evaluation.” The teaching contents were incorporated. Then, model slides and lecture guides containing these teaching contents were created, and textbooks based on these contents were published in 2020. In 2021, these overall efforts and contents were made public nationwide, providing an opportunity for the introduction of this curriculum at each university.
