The medical learning for the students in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25516001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 震災問題と人文学・社会科学
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Tabata Masao 東北大学, 環境・安全推進センター, 講師 (40621529)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAGAYA Yutaka 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (90250779) ; MONMA Yasutake 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 講師 (80571538) ; MATSUDA Ayane 東北大学, 病院, 助手 (50625035)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / 災害 / 医学教育 / 医学生 / キャリア形成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since 2011 when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit, we have been offering medical educational program to medical students (MS) across Japan in the devastated areas. Questionnaires were given to participants immediately after this program and asked about if they expect this experience would change their attitudes towards learning (AL) and career choice (CC) and if they wanted to work in the affected areas in the future. We conducted similar surveys regularly and examined changes in answers after 2.5 years. Immediately after the program, many of the MS said their AL and CC were influenced by this program and that they wanted to work in the affected areas in the future. After 2.5 years, the proportion of the MS who said their AL and CC were actually influenced decreased but that of those who replied that they wanted to work in the affected areas did not change. The learning opportunities in the affected areas helps maintain for a long time their wish to contribute to the affected areas.

Free Research Field

医学教育