American College of Physicians, Japan Chapter Cummunication Server
Committee: Student Committee
Job Title: Student
Name: Haruka Sawada
Institution: School of Medicine
Division/Department: Juntendo University
Hobby: Violin, Golf
Message: “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try!”
Committee: Student Committee
Job Title: Student
Name: Keiko Tsukamoto
Institution: School of Medicine
Division/Department: Tokai University
Hobby: Swimming, Cello, Traveling
Message: Carpe diem
Committee: Student Committee
Job Title: Student
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
Committee: Student Committee
Name: Masaki Kikuchi
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Studies
Institution: Faculty 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
Committee: Student Committee
Name: Kanako Okamoto
Institution: Faculty 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.
Committee: International Exchange Program Committee
Job Title: Director
Name: Eiji Ishimura
Degree: MD, PhD, FASN, FACP
Institution: Meijibashi Hospital
Division/Department: Internal Medicine -Nephrology, Diabetology
Hobby: Doing Academic Research, Seeing Patients, World History
Message: I am interested in Intenrational Exchange Program of ACP, particularly in the area of Asian Counties. My expert field is Nephrology and Diabetology.
Chair: Teruhisa AZUMA
1. Report (What We Accomplished)
・ We established the ad hoc committee named Generalism-Continuing Medical Education Committee, G-CMEC.
・ In G-CMEC, we defined general mind as attitude of physicians to continue to learn and practice the knowledge and skills of all fields toward the patients’ health issues apart from their specialities. We also defined specialist who can practice medical care with general mind as “genespelist”.
・ Based on the above definitions, each member of the committee decided to verbalize their thought and feelings about Genespelist and to use this as the starting point for future activities. (Refer to an attached file)
2. Plan (What We Are Working On and Going To Do)
・ We would hold a workshop “Lecture for Specialist to behave as a Genespelist” in the ACP Japan Chapter annual meeting 2020.We are planning to work on this project in 2021.
・ We are going to talk with stakeholders of the ACP Japanese branch board members the issue concerning a ” Genespelist” workshop for senior residents of each department and young specialists (within PGY-10) belonging to the Japanese Society Internal Medicine. The title of the workshop is “Let’s become a “Genespelist”!! ～Flexible and cool physicians required for the new era of Reiwa～”
・ We will hold the above-mentioned workshop at least once using the Webinar within fiscal year 2020.
・ We will brush up the questionnaire on practicing with the general minds and conduct another survey targeting senior residents and young specialists (less than PGY-10) of each department.
・ We are planning activities illuminating the value of genespelists by combining work style reform and practicing with general mind.
Chair: Yoshito Nishimura Vice-Chair: Yuto Unoki
Our committee (Resident-Fellow Committee; RFC) held a seminar called “The 5th RFC Seminar featuring cardiovascular medicine in November 2019. Holding “RFC Seminars” is one of our main projects to broaden the community of RFC in Japan. In November, more than 40 Japanese junior residents and fellows gathered in Tokyo to learn together to strive for excellence in internal medicine frontlines.
Also, we were to help organize the Joint Session of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (JSIM) and the American College of Physician Japan Chapter (ACPJC) in the margin of the 2020 JSIM Annual Meeting in April. Besides, we had planned six different seminars and workshops for the 2020 American College of Physician Japan Chapter. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both of them were unfortunately canceled.
We are planning to organize a “Virtual RFC Seminar“ in collaboration with US-trained attendings at the beginning of the FY2020. Amid the era of social distancing with the COVID-19 outbreak, we believe our committee may work as a “communication and collaboration hub” to connect exceptional Japanese residents and fellows. Also, we will work with the Council of Resident/Fellow Members of ACP to share the best practices to enhance the quality of postgraduate internal medicine training while fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak.
Chair: Noriko Yamamoto MD, FACP Vice-Chair: Noriko Kawashima MD, FACP
We planned to hold the session about communications at the workplace. But the annual session of Japan Chapter cancelled. We discussed the theme of the session on the mailing list actively. Then we would like to encourage young female doctors to hold the session. Dr. Matsumoto and Dr. Tsunemitsu will initiate the session and other members will cooperate with them. I can’t write the theme in detail now .But next year they will hold the excellent session.
Second, we will plan to hold another session or lecture to join the Physicians-Well Being Team. The Physicians –Well-Being Team made the questionnaire about the physicians Burn-Out on line. They performed that and analyzed the data and will organize the data and write the paper. And they planned to hold the session about Burn-out and coaching with Women’s Committee together.
We have our group page of the ACP Japan Women’s Committee at the Facebook. We are posting the news and information about gender equity of women’s physicians and ACP.
1, We will hold the session about communication at the workplace on the annual session of Japan Chapter next June. We will support the young female doctors to hold the more session they plan and pursue.
2, We will collaborate the Physicians-Well-Being Team to hold the session about Burn-Out and Coaching at annual session.
3, We would like to increase the numbers of female FACP. We encourage women’s physician to drive for becoming FACP. We think the measures for that women’s physicians can hold the session at the annual session of ACP Japan chapter by themselves and women’s physicians can join the activities of the Japan chapter without reserve.
Chair: Tetsuya Makiishi, Vice-Chair Takahiko Tsutsumi
Our mission is to facilitate and promote international exchange opportunities in medical education for members of the ACP Japan Chapter.
Report: What We have done
US PROJECT
Through the process of documents screening and on-line interview, IEPC selected Dr. Yuki Fujita as a candidate of a four-week clinical observership program at the Department of Medicine, University of Florida in 2020. This program was given by the courtesy of Dr. Gerald Stein and started in 2019. Her externship was planned in April 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, IEPC appointed Dr. Takuya Tanimoto, as a candidate of a four-week clinical observership program at the Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. The program was offered by the courtesy of Dr. Masayuki Nogi, a current hospitalist at the center. His externship is currently planned in summer 2020, but it may be changed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Plan: What we are going to do
US PROJECT
As long as above mentioned two host physicians, Drs. Stein and Nogi, welcome our candidates, we plan to send one or two candidate(s) per program per year. IEPC is responsible for selecting candidates and providing them mentorship before, during, and after the program.
ASIA PROJECT
We’ve started to interact with other international chapters, such as India Chapter, to explore the possibility to establish an exchange clinical observation program with other chapter(s) in Asia in future years.
JAPAN PROJECT
IEPC seek to provide online seminars focusing on cultivating a global mindset for medical students and physicians in Japan.
In addition to continuing and developing above mentioned each PROJECT further, we plan to explore opportunities that would be of help to pursue our mission.