2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Multi-variate analysis on the validity of attitude evaluation scale in the enrollment selection of medical students.
| Project/Area Number |
15590460
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAGI Fumio Kochi University, Admission Center, Professor, アドミッションセンター, 教授 (60124814)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KURAMOTO Shu Kochi University, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Director General, 医学部附属病院, 病院長 (10153371)
SEO Hiromi Kochi University, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Professor, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (80179316)
OTSUKA Tomoko Kochi University, Admission Center, School Affairs Staff, アドミッションセンター, 教務職員 (70335933)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | admissions selection / medical school / attitude-evaluation / admissions-office system / bachelor transfer admissions / problem-solving ability / skills analysis |
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| Research Abstract |
There are some issues concerning the domains of attitude and habit which are indispensable for medical students, such as motivation for problem-based learning and acquiring skills for smooth communication with medical staff and patients. In addition, most of educational staff in medical school may know that some well-known limitations exist in medical education in these domains. At present, however, the enrollment selection of Japanese medical school is mainly dependent upon evaluation of knowledge based on memory stored by a course of study in a high school, and the qualities requisite for a medical profession which was acquired by home education and self-effort through long-term experiences after birth are not evaluated at the time of enrollment selection. Kochi Medical School has then introduced an attitude-evaluation system for enrollment selection in admissions-office and bachelor transfer methods to assess the abilities that applicants have acquired through experiences since birth. In the present investigation supported by a GRANT-IN-AID FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (C) from 2003 to 2005, the follow-up survey by multi-variate analyses using a peer review after the entrance. As a result, it is confirmed that there are significant relationships of attitude-evaluation scores (r=0.7) between before and after the entrance, strongly suggesting that this type of enrollment selection system based on attitude-evaluation is effective. Hereafter, we are scheduled to continue this kind of follow-up survey, in order to make more improvements for enrollment selection in Kochi Medical School and to supply good quality medical professions for the regional society in Kochi prefecture.
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