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Volume 5, Issue 2 (Suppl) J Tradi Med Clin Natur
ISSN: JTMCN, an open access journal
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Traditional Medicine 2016
September 14-16, 2016
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September 14-16, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6th International Conference and Exhibition on
Traditional & Alternative Medicine
Hands-on experience improved students’ understanding and evaluation of traditional Japanese Kampo
medicine
Shin Takayama, Natsumi Saito, Ryutaro Arita, Soichiro Kaneko, Tetsuharu Kamiya, Masashi Watanabe, Hidekazu Watanabe, Hitoshi Nishikawa, Yuka Ikeno,
Minoru Ohsawa, Akiko Kikuchi, Takehiro Numata, Junichi Tanaka, Hitoshi Kuroda, Michiaki Abe and Tadashi Ishii
Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
Background: Traditional Japanese Kampo medicine has been recently introduced into Japanese medical schools. In 2003, our
university incorporated Kampo medicine in clinical education, moving from didactic lectures to hands-on training, including Kampo
physical examinations and prescriptions in 2012.
Aims & Objectives: To analyze medical students’ perceptions of Kampo medicine, and compare before and after curriculum
reformation.
Methods: Fifth-year students completed questionnaires about Kampo clinical education from 2009 to 2012 on the following: Q1 clear
statement of training plan, Q2 opportunities to learn clinical cases, Q3 acquisition of medical knowledge, Q4 learning professionalism
from physicians, Q5 understanding the Kampo specialty, Q6 opportunities to practice involvement, Q7 opportunities for patient
contact, Q8 acquisition of physical examination skills, and Q9 overall satisfaction. Average Kampo training course and average
clinical specialty course scores were compared. Evaluations of program strengths and weaknesses were analyzed to identify themes.
Results: Overall, 389 students participated in Kampo clinical practice (response rate of 100%). In 2009, Kampo medicine scores for
questions 1–9 were lower than for all other clinical specialties. After curriculum reformation in 2012, all scores except Q2 and Q6
became higher than average. Students better understood Kampo medicine by practicing Kampo procedures.
Conclusion: Hands-on experience in Kampo clinical education improved understanding and evaluation of Kampo medicine.
Biography
Shin Takayama has completed his PhD from Tohoku University and working at Tohoku University Hospital. He is working as Associate Professor at Graduate
School of Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital and teaches Traditional Japanese Medicine to the medical students. He has published more than 40 papers about
Traditional Japanese Medicine in reputed journals.
Shin Takayama et al., J Tradi Med Clin Natur 2016, 5:2 (Suppl)