Division for Community-Based Medical Education

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Division for Community-Based Medical Education

Head of the Office: Yuichi Chigusa, MD, PhD

Message from the Head of the Office:

The Division for Community-Based Medical Education provides education and research in the field of community medicine by collaborating with clinics, local hospitals, welfare facilities, and local governments.
Our primary mission is to educate and train medical students for medical professionalism through practicum and community activities, such as providing health education among local residents, and learning the importance of establishing integrated community care system as well as multidisciplinary approach involving several medical and health professionals.

Activities:

・Support medical students who are eager in becoming physicians in community medicine

・Educate and train medical professionalism

・Offer and supervise practicum at local clinics, home visit nursing stations, and emergency medicine (including an ambulance ride)

・Collaborate with various medical professionals in local governments, medical, health and welfare institutions/facilities

Education
School of Medicine:

1^st year	Community Oriented Medicine Community Health Internship (CHI) Community Based Medical Training I PBL Tutorial I Path to Medicine Law and Society Liberal Studies Career Plans for the Future
2^nd year	Community Based Medical Training II PBL Tutorial II
3^rd year	Community Based Medical Training III Overseas Training Program I Medical English III Medical Research Training (Orientation) Obstetrics and Gynecology
4^th year	Community Based Medical Training IV Basic Clinical Training (Medical Interview) OSCE Overseas Training Program II Medical Legislation Today's Medical and Social Welfare Public Health Practicum
5^th & 6^th year	Clinical Practice for Community Medicine

School of Nursing:

1^styear	Microbiology

Midwifery Program:

	Midwifery Management Reproduction and Bioethics Sexual and Reproductive Morphology / Function Ultrasound Imaging Technique Practicum High-risk Midwifery

Midwifery Management

Reproduction and Bioethics

Sexual and Reproductive Morphology / Function

Ultrasound Imaging Technique Practicum

High-risk Midwifery

Affiliated School of Nursing:

1^styear	Nursing and Law

Graduate School of Medicine:

	Basic Medical Science Ethics in Medical Research

Off-Campus Education:

	Kennan Nursing College Perinatal Medical Theory, Disease Treatment Theory IV Medical University Shared Exam / Implementation Evaluation Organization OSCE External Evaluator Maternal and Child Health Training Center / Midwifery School (Tokyo) Bioethics

Kennan Nursing College

Perinatal Medical Theory, Disease Treatment Theory IV

Medical University Shared Exam / Implementation Evaluation Organization OSCE External Evaluator

Maternal and Child Health Training Center / Midwifery School (Tokyo) Bioethics

Research Field:

・Findings on the effect of long-term care prevention business for building comprehensive community care

・Early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and long-term care prevention

・Building a community medical / health network that connects student power

・Community medical education and fostering professionalism

・Legal and ethical education and fostering professionalism

・Obstetrics and gynecology in medical education

・History of medicine in Mibu

・Igarashi Family Document Archive Plan

・Tochigi Medical School Research

・Medical law in medical education

Social Contributions:

Member: Steering Committee of Municipal Schools, Mibu Town
Joint study with Division of Welfare for the Elderly, Department of Health and Welfare, Utsunomiya City

Faculty:

Head/Special Appointed Professor: Yuichi Chigusa (concurrently)
Staff/Professor: Taro Shimizu, MPH, MD, PhD (concurrently)
Staff/Associate Professor: Michiyo Inaba, MD, PhD
Staff/Associate Professor: Michiyo Hashimoto, MA, PhD
Staff/Senior Assistant Professor: Nana Uesugi, PhD
Staff/Senior Assistant Professor: Kentarou Kaneko, MD, PhD (concurrently)