[Postgraduate education of neurology (PGEN) in Japan]. 2002

Tomohiko Mizutani
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine.

PGEN in USA consists of a 3-year well-organized program. This includes 18 months' in-patient service, and 12 months' rotation to various electives, also providing various conferences and lectures. Residents are salaried, so that they are able to concentrate on learning neurology. After completing the residency, the majority of the residents appear to enter their private practice. In contrast, PGEN in Japan does not have a determined period of training, and residents here are not salaried enough, so that they have to do part-time jobs to make their own living. This prevents our residents from concentrating on learning neurology. A rotation system is also difficult to be established in Japan because of the lack of manpower and subspecialists, and tight time schedule partly because of the part-time jobs. Although an affective domain as one of the educational objectives has been ignored in Japan, we should pay more attention to this domain to educate residents to good neurologists. It is also important to encourage staffs to be actively involved in the postgraduate education. In order to do this, we should evaluate their teaching achievements for their promotion appropriately, and senior staffs are required to organize the educational environments.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D007564 Japan A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo. Bonin Islands
D009462 Neurology A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.
D004503 Education, Medical, Graduate Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. Medical Education, Graduate,Education, Graduate Medical,Graduate Medical Education

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