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To review a decade of structural, governmental, and curricular transitions reshaping Japanese undergraduate medical education.

August 1, 2004Medical Teacher

Rapid change in Japanese medical education

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HOHirotaka OnishiTokyo Medical and Dental University IYIchiro YoshidaObihiro National Hospital

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Policy review details curriculum restructuring and standardized testing in Japanese medical schools, highlighting a necessary shift toward outcome-based training.

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To review a decade of structural, governmental, and curricular transitions reshaping Japanese undergraduate medical education.
Reviewed historical influences, specifically media scrutiny of the traditional 'ikyoku-koza' departmental hierarchy and subsequent university mergers and privatization since 2001.
Evaluated the rollout of active learning models, the National Model Curriculum, and preclinical assessment tools across national and private medical institutions.
Reforms led to widespread adoption of problem-based learning (PBL) and the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in preclinical programs.
The National Model Curriculum encompassing over 1,200 objectives and the National Common Achievement Test (CAT) substantially reorganized preclinical standards, though clinical curriculum governance remains a key hurdle.
Transitioning to comprehensive outcome-based education systems was identified as the required framework to close the loop on medical school evaluations.

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Onishi et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e5147410afd830ac76bdf https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590412331270492

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Policy review details curriculum restructuring and standardized testing in Japanese medical schools, highlighting a necessary shift toward outcome-based training.

Rapid change in Japanese medical education

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Rapid change in Japanese medical education

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