2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
PBL-Tutorial education using autopsy cases and the establishment of anatomical library
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17590451
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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 | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOTANI Hirokazu Kyoto University, Graduate school of medicine, assistant professor (20330582)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MANABE Toshiaki Kyoto University, Graduate school of medicine, professor (10113200)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | medical education / autopsy cases / problem-based learning (PBL) / tutorial / anatomical library / case-based learning (CBL) / virtual slide |
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| Research Abstract |
This research aims to establish a method of medical education, effectively using autopsy rasps as educational material.
Over the past three-year, we have succeeded in making educational materials from 6 autopsy cases, including those cases of lung cancer, endocrine tumor of pancreas, dermatomyositis, malignant lymphoma, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and pulmonary embolism. Each material consisted of medical history, with findings of physical examination, clinical tests, radiological imaging and removed organs and their photographs, as well as microscopic tissue sections. 20 sets of teaching material were prepared for each case. Because we had already made same kind of materials from other 4 autopsy cases in advance, 10 educational materials are now in possession in our school.
Separately, we have accomplished an anatomical library with removed organs including above mentioned 10 cases and about 200 virtual microscopic slides for common diseases. We implemented virtual slides service outposts for the Internet, thereby easily accessed by the students to study them with their own personal computer either in the laboratory or in their home.
The teaching system was mainly focused on the 3^<rd> year students who learned these cases on the small-group basis with PBL-tutorial method. Through this practice, students were effectively exposed not only to the basic/clinical medicine but also to the non-scientific parts in Medicine such as social medicine, medical ethics and so on. Extensive discussions done among students themselves enabled the understanding of the cases as well as medical ethics much easier. We believe this practice may stimulate and assist the medical students in every aspect, leading them a good physician in future.
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Research Products
(11 results)
