The Present Condition and Problems of Postgraduate Clinical Training at Kurume University Hospital.
- VernacularTitle:大学病院における卒後臨床研修の現状と問題点 久留米大学における場合を中心に
- Author:
Tatsuya ISHITAKE
;
Tsunetaka MATOBA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
postgraduate clinical training;
training curriculum;
clinical ethics
- From:Medical Education
1998;29(3):189-194
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
To evaluate the present condition and problems of the postgraduate clinical training system for junior doctors at a university hospital, a questionnaire survey concerning the training curriculum, including the rotation system and the timing of teaching about clinical ethics, was given to 176 doctors at Kurume University Hospital who had graduated less than 10 years earlier. The percentage of clinical departments that had a curriculum for postgraduate clinical training was 60.0%. A positive correlation between the existence of a training curriculum and satisfaction with training was observed. Rotation training systems had been established in all clinical departments; however, the rate at which the system was actually used differed among clinical departments. Regarding the timing of teaching about clinical ethics, 64.6% of doctors answered that clinical ethics should be taught during both undergraduate and postgraduate training rather than during only undergraduate training. In conclusion, we found that the postgraduate clinical training system in this university hospital has improved to become a full curriculum with a rotation system. Furthermore, the survey results suggest that a greater emphasis should be placed on clinical ethics during undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
