Matsuse T, Fukuchi Y, Ozawa T, Fukazawa T, Hayashi J, Kanisawa M, Hakamata Y, Murakawa K, Ouchi Y, Orimo H, Iriki M
Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. 1996 Jul;33(7):540-6. doi: 10.3143/geriatrics.33.540.
To help plan for the future of undergraduate education in geriatric medicine in Japan, we reviewed the literature concerning undergraduate teaching of geriatric medicine in western countries. Undergraduate teaching in geriatric medicine in the UK is well developed: 22 of 25 universities have a full department of geriatric medicine. Training in geriatric medicine is mandatory in almost all universities. In contrast, geriatric medicine is an elective in most universities in the US. There is a shortage of geriatric medicine faculty in the US, which is similar to the situation in Japan. Clinical and basic research in geriatric medicine and gerontology should be encouraged to attract persons into this field.
为助力规划日本老年医学本科教育的未来，我们查阅了有关西方国家老年医学本科教学的文献。英国的老年医学本科教学发展良好：25所大学中有22所设有完整的老年医学系。几乎所有大学都将老年医学培训设为必修课。相比之下，在美国，大多数大学将老年医学设为选修课。美国老年医学教员短缺，这与日本的情况类似。应鼓励开展老年医学和老年学的临床及基础研究，以吸引人才投身该领域。
