Basic Medical Researcher Program

*1 Regarding training in the emergency department, the following rules apply in principle.

・Of the 12 weeks of emergency medicine in the 1st year, 8 weeks will be spent in emergency medicine training and 4 weeks will be spent in emergency department training within the anesthesiology department.

*2 Regarding facilities for community medicine training

・Even in facilities specializing in specialized care (e.g., dermatology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, etc.), training content will be conducted that allows for the achievement of goals for general outpatient training. These are facilities where training can be conducted in the treatment of general diseases in addition to community-based integrated care and surgical diseases.

・If general outpatient training requirements cannot be met through community medicine training, adjustments will be made to allow for short-term general outpatient training (Internal Medicine (including General Medicine), Pediatrics, Surgery, etc.) at Keio University Hospital.

・Home care training will be conducted for one to several days during the Monday to Saturday (working hours until 14:30) period of the community medicine training.

・Departments providing general outpatient training include Internal Medicine (including General Medicine), Pediatrics (only at Keio University Hospital), Surgery, and Community Medicine. (4 weeks or more)

*3 Regarding research in basic medical sciences departments

・During the elective training period of the 2nd year, trainees will belong to a basic medical sciences department and engage in research activities for a period of 16 weeks or more but less than 24 weeks.

This is a new program launched by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare at a time when the importance of basic medical sciences research is being rediscovered worldwide. Aimed at those with a strong interest in basic medical sciences research, we aim to balance clinical training and basic medical sciences research by utilizing the excellent environment and resources of Keio University. In the first year, trainees learn basic clinical practice and team medicine from instructors in various clinical fields, while also learning how to transform assigned cases and encountered unresolved medical issues into research topics. Furthermore, during a specific period (16 to 24 weeks) of the elective training in the second year, trainees can belong to a basic medical sciences department and conduct medical research. This program cultivates "basic medical researchers capable of clinical practice" while achieving the goals of clinical training, which not only meets social needs but also significantly expands your career development. The Keio University School of Medicine provides the ideal environment to achieve the goals of this new program, so please take on the challenge. We have already received positive feedback from the first cohort of residents in this program.

We have prepared an explanatory video about the Basic Medical Researcher Program.