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- 2023/02/02
- 2022/12/21
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Presentations by awardees of Research Grant for Medical Education
Research results obtained by the Research Grant for Medical Education were presented online on 16th December 2022 with around 30 participants including FY 2021’s awardees of the grants, staff of Medical Education Division of MEXT, and members of Japan Medical Education Foundation (JMEF). This grant, launched in 1979 by JMEF, is a competitive research funding aimed at contributing to the fostering of researchers in medical education and the development of medical education in Japan.
The presentation was moderated by Dr MAENO Tetsuhiro, Director of JMEF, and the presentations are as follows:Names of Awardees Titles of the Presentations KOBAYASHI Tomoko, MD, PhD (Tohoku University) Development and dissemination of medical education programs to promote understanding of “genetic medicine / genomic medicine” SHIMIZU Ikuo, MD, MHPE
(Shinshu University)Designing the Post Clinical Clerkship Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Patient Safety based on WHO curriculum guide SHIKAMA Yayoi, MD, PhD
(Fukushima Medical University)A comprehensive redefinition of “physicians’ leadership in the health care team” in line with Japanese culture SATO Yukio, MD, PhD
(Keio University)The development of cadaver surgical training course with virtual reality on invasive procedures YASUI Youichi, MD, PhD
(Teikyo University)Virtual reality (VR) training on how to put on and take off personal protective equipment is as effective as handson training: an open-label, randomized controlled trial. HAYASHI Mikio, MD, PhD, FACP
(Kansai Medical University)What kind of supports do remedial medical students required? AOKI Shigeki, MD, PhD
(Juntendo University)Development of Advanced Brain Anatomy Practice for Prediction and Reflection: Application of MRI and AI 
Participants in the presentations - 2022/09/15
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19th JMEF Alumni association meeting held
On August 27th, the 19th annual meeting was held online by the JMEF Alumni association, consisting of participants in the four-week clinical elective attachment program at medical schools in the UK. Over 40 alumni and members of JMEF gathered at the meeting. Ms. TERASHIMA Rika, chief organizer of the meeting and dispatched to the University of Oxford in FY 2019, hosted the meeting.First, Dr. OGAWA, President of JMEF, delivered the opening address with the good news that JMEF has resumed this program in FY2022.
Next, alumni members in various fields made presentations about the following topics:
International Health (by Mr. TAKAMATSU Masamitsu, dispatched to Newcastle University in FY2014)
Clinical Study abroad (by Ms. SAKUMA Maki, dispatched to the University of Oxford in FY2018)
Studying Abroad (by Dr. ASAGUMO Anri, dispatched to the University of Oxford in FY2014)
International Medical Education (By Dr. SAEGUSA-BEECROFT Emi, dispatched to the University of Southampton in FY2000)The event was successfully closed after a closing speech by Dr. KITAMURA, Executive Director of JMEF.
Alumni Photo1 
Alumni Photo2 - 2022/06/02
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Application Procedures for 2022 Kawasaki/Green College (JMEF) Fellowship Programme posted
You can check the overview of this programme from Activities. - 2022/05/10
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List of Awardees of Research Grant for Medical Education updated
You can check the list of the awardees for FY2022 and themes from FY2019 to FY2021 from here.
You can also check the details of this program from Activities. - 2022/04/20
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Application for Clinical Elective Attachment Programme in the UK in March/June 2023 started
You can check the overview of this programme from Activities. - 2022/04/01
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List of Committee Members updated
You can check the list (as of 1st April 2022) from JMEF Executive Members / Committee Members / Organizational Structure. - 2021/12/16
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Results obtained by Research Grant for Medical Education presented online
Research results obtained by the Research Grant for Medical Education were presented online on 7th December 2021 with around 30 participants including FY 2020’s awardees of the grants, members of Japan Medical Education Foundation (JMEF) and staff of Medical Education Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). This grant, launched in 1979 by JMEF, is a competitive research funding aimed at contributing to the development of medical education in Japan.
The presentation was moderated by Dr. MAENO Tetsuhiro, Director of JMEF and Professor at the University of Tsukuba, and the presentations are as follows:Names of Awardees Titles of the Presentations NOMURA Osamu, M.D., M.A., Ph.D. (Hirosaki University) Development and Validation of Japanese Version of Script Concordance Test MATSUDA Yoko, M.D., Ph.D. (Kagawa University) Pathology education using whole slide images with corporation to other institutes AOKI Shuntaro, Ph.D. (Fukushima Medical University) What non-verbal communication is used in medical interviews?
Preliminary analysis of medical interview videos using machine learning
- 2020/12/23
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Results obtained by the Research Grant for Medical Education presented online
Research results obtained by the Research Grant for Medical Education were presented online on Dec.16 with more than 30 participants including FY 2019’s awardees of the grants, members of Japan Medical Education Foundation (JMEF) and staff of Medical Education Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. This grant, launched in 1979 by JMEF, is a competitive research funding aimed at contributing to the development of medical education in Japan.
The Presentation was moderated by Dr. Tetsuhiro Maeno, Professor at University of Tsukuba, and the presentations are as follows.Names of Awardees Titles of the presentations Toshiharu Mitsuhashi (Okayama University Hospital) Research on improvement of learning effect when peer instruction is added to epidemiology / statistics exercises Jun Suenaga
(Yokohama City University)Development of modified Thiel’s method for head and neck cadaver surgical training Masakazu Komatsu (Kurume University) The effect of cooperative learning (LTD)-based PBL for medical education Akiteru Takamura (Kanazawa Medical University) Curriculum Development of a Pre-clinical Clinical Reasoning Class and Skill Practice by Combining Active Learning Strategies Shoko Horita
(The University of Tokyo)Development of Educational Methods for Medical Students Based on Analysis of Academic and Daily-Life Factors Predicting Important Educational Outcomes 
- 2020/11/11
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JMEF Alumni association meeting held online
On October 3, JMEF Alumni association consisting of participants in the four-week clinical elective attachment program at medical schools in the UK held the 17th annual meeting. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it was the first online association meeting where nearly 60 alumni and members of JMEF attended.
The meeting started with an opening speech by Dr. Suzukawa, a general organizer of this year’s meeting, followed by the congratulatory speech by Dr. Ogawa, President of JMEF. “This program was started in 1990, and since then 458 medical students from 75 medical schools have studied in the UK. I am very pleased that a fruitful network has been built through the association.” Dr. Ogawa also said, “It is regrettable that we could not implement the program next year due to the spread of COVID-19. However, I strongly hope to resume the program as soon as possible and appreciate your continued cooperation in this program.”
After that, students dispatched and trained this March at Newcastle University, St George’s, University of London, University of Oxford, and the University of Glasgow gave presentations of their own experiences. After the introduction of video messages from alumni working around the world such as Africa, the U.S.A, and Japan, interactive breakout sessions were held.
The event was successfully closed after the introduction of next year’s general organizer.
List of Committee Members updated
You can check the list (as of 1st January 2023) from JMEF Executive Members / Committee Members / Organizational Structure.