2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Mid to long-term impact of overseas elective programs on Japanese medical graduates: a mixed methods study

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	15H04753
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Juntendo University
Principal Investigator	Takeda Yuko 順天堂大学, 医学部, 教授 (70302411)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	堀芳枝獨協大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (30386792) 堀浩樹三重大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (40252366)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	NISHIGORI Hiroshi 京都大学, 医学(系)研究科, 准教授 (10463837) OZONE Sachiko 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 講師 (80645549) MAENO Tetsuhiro 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (40299227)
Research Collaborator	SNELL Linda マギル大学, 医学部, 教授 WYLIE Ann キングス・カレッジ, 上席研究員 SACKEY Joyce タフツ大学, 准教授 AUNG Myo Nyein チュラロンコン大学, 医学部医学部教育部門, 研究員 KESSY Anna ムヒンビリ健康科学大学, 講師
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Keywords	医学教育 / 海外選択実習 / 健康の社会的決定要因 / 社会貢献 / 国際共同研究 / グローバル人材育成 / コンピテンシー / 実習手引書
Outline of Final Research Achievements	There is a growing interest in global health experiences for medical students with opportunities for learning in different social and cultural contexts to enhance students’ awareness of social accountability. We conducted a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews to elucidate the mid to long-term impact of overseas electives among medical graduates. This study revealed graduates who had overseas electives often reflected their experiences and recognized the impact on their professional development, while graduates having studied in the low-middle income countries were more aware of social determinants of health, willing to work in remote area (OR:2.75) and interested in contributing to global health (OR: 1.99). In cooperation with colleagues from the UK, Canada and the US, we have developed a handbook that can be used by schools of health professions that are interested in sending students abroad, and that can be modified based on their own curriculum.
Free Research Field	医学教育，国際保健