The Department of International Cooperation for Medical Education, International Research Center for Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo disseminates basic theories on medical/health professions education domestically and internationally, thereby improving health care.
In particular, our strengths include learner assessment, program evaluation, clinical reasoning/clinical decision making, general practice/family medicine/primary care, health communication, and patient-health-provider relationship. In addition, we are involved in human resource development in the field of health care and its international cooperation, and support projects related to medical/ health professions education in Japan and overseas.
News
- Social Determinants of Health– Guest Lecture by Elizabeth Ferber, MPH, M.EdA special lecture was held on October 1, 2025, by Elizabeth Ferber, MPH, M.Ed.Health is not determined solely by medical care; it is also greatly influenced by the environments we are born and raised in,…
- Virtual Patients in Clinical Reasoning – Guest Lecture by Dr. Fika EkayantiWe welcomed Dr. Fika Ekayanti from State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta for a guest lecture on July 30.She shared her expertise on using Virtual Patients (VPs) to strengthen clinical reasoning in medical education.VPs are…
- Congratulations to our graduate students on their graduation!Our master’s/PhD students have successfully graduated, and we celebrated their achievement together. We are proud of their hard work and dedication throughout their academic journey, and we wish them all the best in their future…
- Special Lecture for Fudan University EMBA StudentsOn December 4, 2024, a special lecture was delivered by Hirotaka Onishi to approximately 50 students enrolled in the EMBA program at Fudan University. The lecture featured lively discussions and active exchanges of ideas with…
- The Wound Healing SocietyDoctoral Student, Yuki Izumi has produced some great results for research, and her thesis was published in The Wound Healing Society on July 15 2024.
- Journal of Public HealthDoctoral Student, Niaya Harper Igarshi has produced some great results for research, and her thesis was published in Journal of Public Health on July 15 2024.