Student Committee

American College of Physicians Japan Chapter: Interim Report 2020

Student Committee

Chair: Hideta Teshirogi
Vice-Chair: Takeshi Matsushita

Our mission is to facilitate interest and interaction amongst ACP student members, provide an educational experience, and contribute to the further success of ACP Japan Chapter (ACPJC) and its international collaborations.

1.REPORT: What we have done

Recruited 11 new student committee members

We recruited 11 new committee members from 9 medical schools

including a medical school in China. Our new diverse and international members have widened our horizons and brought unique perspectives to our projects.

Survey: Japanese medical students’ view on their future international career

We conducted an online survey to bring to light Japanese medical students’ current thoughts on pursuing an international career in the future. The aim of our survey was to use the results to provide better educational opportunities and much-needed information to medical students. We had 549 participants from 58 universities, covering 70% of Japanese medical schools.

Public relations (Facebook page / Twitter Account)

In an effort to present our work to the public, we have created an ACPJC student committee Twitter account in addition to the Facebook page we already have. We have posted self-introductions of each committee member and meeting reports so that viewers feel closer to our organization. Our Facebook page has reached over 148 follows and 9639 views.

2. PLAN: What we are going to do

Using the data we collected from the survey, we plan to hold seminars that respond to the participants’ needs and wishes. The topics include practicing international standardized medical history taking and learning how to pursue an international career as a Japanese physician. Simultaneously, we will prepare for the ACPJC Annual Meeting’s student session for next year and continue our SNS activities on Facebook and Twitter.

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job Title: –

Name: Yuka Iijima

Degree: MBBS

Institution: Fudan University

Division/Department: Faculty of Medicine

Hobby: Ballroom Dance, Flower Arrangement, Reading Books

Message: I would like to be an international physician who can make a difference to public health.

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job Title: –

Name: Naoki Harada

Degree: –

Institution: Juntendo University

Division/Department: Faculty of Medicine

Hobby: Traveling

Message: I have had a strong interest in medicine, especially the heart is the part of the body I find most fascinating.

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job Title: –

Name: Kazuki Nakanishi

Degree: –

Institution: The University of Tokyo

Division/Department: Faculty of Medicine

Hobby: Caruta, Cheese, Coffee

Message: happy to be here.

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job Title: –

Name: Junna Iwata

Degree: –

Institution: Keio University

Division/Department: School of Medicine

Hobby: Traveling

Message: “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.”

I’m still an undergraduate student, but I’d be glad to work hard as a member of ACP.

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job TitleStudent

Name: Haruka Sawada

Institution: School of Medicine

Division/Department: Juntendo University

Hobby: Violin, Golf

Message: “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try!”

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Job TitleStudent

Name: Takahiro Tanaka

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Studies

Institution: School of Medicine

Division/Department: Juntendo University

Hobby: Photography, Travelling

Message: Keep challenging yourself

New Member of Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Name: Masaki Kikuchi

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Studies

InstitutionFaculty of Medicine

Division/Department: Gunma University

Hobby: Cycling

Message: I served a U.S. naval clinic in Japan as an interpreter. In appreciation of support I was given, I’d like to contribute by enhancing JP-US friendship

New Member of International Student Committee

Committee: Student Committee

Name: Kanako Okamoto

InstitutionFaculty of Medicine

Division/Department: Kyoto University

Hobby: Traveling Abroad, Listening to Music

Message: So excited to be a part of this student committee and wanna make the best of this great opportunity 🙂 “Fake it till you make it” is one of my mottos.

ACP Japan Chapter Student Committee 2019

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Chair: Rika Terashima, Vice-Chair: Masahiro Kato

Our mission is to facilitate interest and interaction amongst ACP student members and, provide an educational experience, and contribute to the further success of ACP Japan Chapter (ACPJC).

1. REPORT- what we have done

We had originally planned a student session during the ACPJC Annual Meeting in Kyoto. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, the ACPJC Annual Meeting was cancelled and we did not present our student session. Here, we describe what we originally had planned.

Our session was titled “Clinical skills in English”, and we would act out a case, with a student posing as the patient, the doctor, and the rest as presenters. We would do history-taking and physical examination in English, and discuss differential diagnosis. The reason we chose this topic is because many students wanted to learn how to apply the clinical skills they learned in Japanese to English. We believed this would be educational to students who wish to study abroad in the future, and to students who wish to feel more confident communicating with patients from foreign countries. The session would be interactive involving both us, student committee presenters, and the audience. We invited several physicians who had experience practicing medicine in the U.S. to our session, so we may receive professional feedback. It is very disappointing that we were not able to present our final work, but the process of planning for this session, finding a case, and translating it to English/Japanese, proved to be educational. Through this preparation we, the student committee members, were able to get to know one another.

In an effort to present our work to the public, and recruit more people for the student committee, we have created an ACPJC student committee Facebook page. The ACPJC student committee is unfortunately not well-known amongst medical students and we wanted more people to recognize the student committee and what we do. Our Facebook page was modelled after the ACPJC Resident Fellow Committee Facebook page. In under 3 weeks, our Facebook page reached over 95 likes/follows.

ACPJC Student Committee Facebook page link: https://tinyurl.com/ya9lxkr9

2. PLAN- what we are going to do

We have just closed receiving applications for members for the next year (starting July), and we are currently in the selection process.

Hideta Teshirogi, 5th year medical student, will be the new chair for the student committee next year.

Over the next year, we plan to prepare a student session for the next ACPJC Annual Meeting and continue promoting the student committee’s activities on our Facebook page.