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2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

English Medical Educational Program (EMP) at our Division at the Graduate School of Medicine.

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25350221
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Amengual Olga  北海道大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (10636939)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Keywordsmedical education / medical English / communication skills / research survey
Outline of Final Research Achievements

English is an important instrument for communication. Developing communicative competence in English is becoming a prominent part of educational programs at medical schools in Japan. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the effect of medical English courses (MEC) on medical students’communication skills. Graduate medical students joining the doctoral program were invited to participate. Self-confidence scores to perform communicative tasks in English were rated using visual analogue scales before and after the MEC (intervention groups), or before and after the follow-up period (control groups). Significant improvements in self-confidence scores to perform communicative tasks in English were observed following participation in MEC. In the control group, no improvements were observed in any of the evaluated tasks. In conclusion, MEC contributed to enhancing confidence for communication.

Free Research Field

リウマチ膠原病学

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Published: 2017-05-10  

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