This was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a project with a clear target and strong possibility of having effects. The project aims to provide information widely and enhance the quality assurance of higher education in Japan.
This project "Interprofessional Education for Comprehensive Undergraduate Training among Students in Health Sciences and Medicine" was selected in 2010.
Through this project, we aim to develop a system for fostering people capable of actualizing the educational objectives of the Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University, that are namely: 1) Respect for human dignity, 2) Flexible thinking from diverse perspectives, 3) Cooperation in the healthcare sector, and 4) Creative thinking. To achieve this, we strive to improve our interprofessional education designed for holistic medical care, encourage our students and young teachers to directly participate in international activities related to interprofessional education, and foster the comprehensive scholastic competency of the students in the Faculty of Medicine
Since 2011, we have also provided this course as a core subject to students from the School of Medicine, thus expanding it as a faculty-wide effort to foster people capable of practicing interprofessional work for providing holistic medical care, as well as to more effectively foster people capable of providing the healthcare required in both international societies and domestic communities.
(This program was reviewed by the "Committee for Promoting University Education" run by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)).
2010
【October - February】
Forming organizations of new young teachers and students in the faculty and devising an activity plan
We will form committee organizations of young teachers and students who understand the purpose of this project and are willing to promote it. Further, we will devise an activity plan, further specify our temporal activities, and conduct research on educational attitudes and engage in international activities with the cooperation of the administration staff and under the guidance of the Interprofessional Education Committee of Gunma University (IPEC-GU).
【November - March】
A survey and analysis of undergraduates’ and graduates’ attitudes to interprofessional education
We will conduct the survey to assess and improve the effect of our interprofessional education.
【November】
Conducting surveys within the WHO on the international situation concerning interprofessional education
Young teachers and students will conduct a survey, introduce the interprofessional education at our school, and assess the international role of our interprofessional education so as to improve our efforts.
【October - February】
Establishing a committee and student organization for participating in All Together Better Health (ATBH) VI.
For participating in ATBH VI (held in 2012 in Kobe), an international conference on interprofessional education, the committee and student organization will be formed to enrich our discussions in various fields. By having young teachers and students directly manage their organizations, we aim to provide interprofessional education based on objective evidence.
【January】
Conducting surveys at the Global Forum on Human Resources for Health (GFHRH) (in Bangkok) on the international situation concerning interprofessional education
Young teachers and students will conduct a survey, introduce the interprofessional education at our school, and assess the international role of our interprofessional education so as to improve our efforts.
【February】
A public lecture organized by young teachers and students
We will report and promote the outcome of our international activities to students who did not directly participate in them, facilitate interactions with the staff of regional training facilities who support us in providing interprofessional training, and compare our educational contents with those of other universities belonging to the Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network (JIPWEN) or with those of other non-JIPWEN universities.
2011-2012
【April - July】
Hiring research assistants, forming a new young teachers’ organization, and devising an activity plan
We will hire new research assistants, form a young teachers’ committee organization, devise an activity plan, further specify our temporal activities, and conduct research on educational attitudes and engage in international activities with the cooperation of the administration staff and under the guidance of the Interprofessional Education Committee of Gunma University (IPEC-GU).
【April - September】
A survey and analysis of undergraduates’ attitudes to interprofessional education
Following 2010, we will again survey undergraduates’ and graduates’ attitudes to interprofessional education so as to assess and improve the effect of our interprofessional education.
【June - November】
Conducting surveys at international conferences and within the WHO on the international situation concerning interprofessional education and participating in academic conferences
We, including young teachers and students, will visit international conferences and the WHO to conduct a survey on the international situation concerning interprofessional education, introduce the interprofessional education at our school, and assess the international role of our interprofessional education so as to improve our efforts.
【July - March】
Management of the student organization in preparation for All Together Better Health (ATBH) VI
Prior to participating in ATBH VI (held in 2012 in Kobe), an international conference on interprofessional education, the governing body and student organization will be formed to enrich our discussions in various fields. By having young teachers and students directly manage their organizations, we aim to provide interprofessional education based on objective evidence.
【November】
Hosting an international symposium
We will invite experts on healthcare worker training from the WHO and other organizations to hold an international symposium, where discussions on interprofessional education, its problems, and future plans will be held between the university network in Japan and other participants. We will have our students participate in the management of the symposium so as to foster their scholastic competency, such as their knowledge, skills, and creative thinking.
【February】
A public lecture organized by young teachers and students
We will hold a public lecture, which aims to report and promote the outcome of our international activities to students who did not directly participate in them, facilitate interactions with the staff of regional training facilities who support us in providing interprofessional training, and compare our educational contents with those of other universities belonging to the Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network (JIPWEN) and with those of other non-JIPWEN universities.
【February】
Formulating an external review committee
By formulating an external review committee, we aim to assess the achievement of this project and use it to improve our activities in 2012.
