2011 Volume 42 Issue 4 Pages 233-238
We held an integrated seminar program on community medicine for high school students. We used questionnaires to evaluate the usefulness of the seminar.
1)The seminar included lectures about community medicine, active–learning programs, and discussions about medical issues.
2)Before the seminar, 96% of the participants had been interested in a career in medicine.
3)After the seminar, 96% of participants were satisfied with the seminar.
4)The number of the participants who wanted to work in the community in Oita in the future increased from 43% before the seminar to 62% after the seminar.
Our results suggest that this integrated seminar program is useful for getting high school students interested in community medicine.
