A Questionnaire Survey of Oriental Medicine: Attitudes Toward Oriental Medicine; Researches and Clinical uses of Oriental Medicine at School of Medicine, Showa University.
10.3937/kampomed.53.357
- VernacularTitle:医学部学生，基礎・臨床医学教員における東洋医学の教育，研究および診療の動向
- Author:
Takako KASAHARA
;
Naomi KOSHIISHI
;
Morihiro KOGURE
;
Toshimitsu SOHMA
;
Hideshi IKEMOTO
;
Naoko HISAMITSU
;
Tokuko ISHINO
;
Tadashi HISAMITSU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Oriental medicine;
pre-or post-graduation educational programs;
research on Oriental medicine;
Kampo medicine
- From:Kampo Medicine
2002;53(4):357-366
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The Oriental medical therapies are increasingly used in medical treatment in conjunction with the Western medical health care system in our country. As Oriental medicine and Western medicine are based on different scientific systems, there is no curriculum of Oriental medicine in Western medical school education. In 1996, we investigated opinions about Oriental medicine among medical students and teachers at Showa University. A mini follow-up survey was done in 1999 and 2000. Awareness of Oriental medicine was still limited, but those surveyed were remarkably interested in Oriental medicine. Moreover, they recognized Oriental medicine as an important and useful tool for the care of illnesses that do not respond to Western medicine. About 40% of the medical doctors at Showa University hospitals used Oriental medicine with their patients in 1996, and traditional knowledge was learned in its own way. According to the pharmaceutical department of Showa University, both the number and variety of Kampo prescriptions increased between 1996 and 2000. These results suggest that it is necessary to properly learn Oriental medicine from the foundations during medical school. More research on Oriental medicine in terms of clinical and basic science is necessary, and the opportunity to exchange information about Oriental medical diagnosis and treatments should be included in postgraduate curricula.
