Medical Studentsʼ Learning Through Academic Presentations Using Problem-Based Learning in Kampo Medicine

Shin Takayama; Ryutaro Arita; Soichiro Kaneko; Akiko Kikuchi; Kensuke Numata; Seiichi Ishii; Kazuhiko Yanai; Tadashi Ishii

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Medical Studentsʼ Learning Through Academic Presentations Using Problem-Based Learning in Kampo Medicine

VernacularTitle:漢方 Problem Based Learning (PBL) を基にした学術発表により得られる医学生の学び
Author: Shin TAKAYAMA ¹ ; Ryutaro ARITA ² ; Soichiro KANEKO ¹ ; Akiko KIKUCHI ² ; Kensuke NUMATA ¹ ; Seiichi ISHII ³ ; Kazuhiko YANAI ¹ ; Tadashi ISHII ²
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1. Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine (General and Kampo Medicine), Tohoku University Hospital
2. Department of Kampo and Integrative Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
3. Department of General Practitioner Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Keywords: problem-based learning (PBL); Kampo medicine; education; academic; research mind
From:Kampo Medicine 2023;74(1):75-84
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We verified the educational outcomes and effects of the practice of Problem-based learning (PBL) on the theme of Kampo medicine and the continuous academic support. From 2013 to 2021, we conducted Kampo PBL for second-year medical students, and compared the results of Kampo exams in the fourth year between Kampo PBL participants and non-participants. Moreover, the learning obtained through subsequent academic activities was extracted from their free-form text. Kampo PBL was performed for a total of 26 groups. Participants who underwent Kampo PBL (n = 72) scored significantly higher than those who did not (n = 734) (p<0.05). In addition, academic support resulted in 5 academic presentations in an academic conference and 3 articles published in academic journals. The lessons learned included “concretization of understanding of Kampo medicine,” “valuable experience in academic activities,” and “promoting motivation and its impact on the future.” Kampo PBL improved knowledge about Kampo medicine, and academic activities cultivated the research mind.