The status of education for integrative medicine in Japanese medical universities with special reference to Kampo medicines

ConclusionBased on the definition of IM in this paper, we investigated the actual situation of IM education including Kampo in all universities. There were considerable differences between all the faculties. For medical doctor, the Kampo medicines listed in the model core curriculum that are not included in the national examination standard should be rectified. For pharmacists, it is important to deepen the educational contents in this field.
Source: Traditional and Kampo Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research