Also, the majority of doctors trained in Ukraine provide medical assistance worldwide, which is evidence of an outstanding level of medical education in Ukraine. Quite a few students from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa entered medical schools in Ukraine due to inexpensive tuition. The fact that those graduates served in various countries assures the global standard of medical education in Ukraine.

　Dentistry is one of the most prestigious medical specialties in Ukraine. It is also a vital part of the Ukrainian healthcare system. The Ukrainian system of dental education has adapted to European and international curricula. Students enroll in the dental faculty of a medical university after graduating from a high school or dental technician program. After completing five years of training in a university, all graduated students receive the title of "Doctor of Dental Medicine". After graduation from the university, to receive permission for clinical practice (license), dental students with a master's degree must complete a "General Dentistry" course. This qualification allows for providing simple dental treatment. To receive permission to deal with complicated cases, dentists should complete the following courses of specialization: prosthetic dentistry, therapeutic dentistry, pediatric dentistry, surgical dentistry, orthodontics, periodontology, and maxillofacial surgery. When the large-scale invasion began in Ukraine, all educational systems quickly collapsed. Some sectors have been partially restored, but all Ukrainian students and university staff expose themselves to danger when working under the constant threat of missile attack. To sum up, the dental education system in Ukraine is oriented on European standards of education and focuses primarily on clinical experience and skills training.

　Primary care medicine is the first point of contact for a person in the healthcare system when they have a health-related issue that is not an emergency. After the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Ukraine gained its independence and started to move into modern primary care system. It was a long road, but now Ukraine has a modern primary care system with electronic medical services, new equipment, and higher salaries for general practitioners. In Ukraine, individual general practitioners have 1,800 to 2,000 patients each and provide medical care in outpatient clinics and also via telemedicine while focusing on patient needs. The war catalyzed the digitalization of primary care and made professional medical care more available for patients from different parts of Ukraine.

　The goal of education in Ukraine is the comprehensive development of the individual because of their value to society. This is evident in all fields of study, including medicine. After adopting the Bologna process, Ukraine reformed its educational system, thus adapting it to the standards of the European Union. Prior to Russiaʼs war on Ukraine, there were 14 state-operated and five privately-operated medical universities in Ukraine. Combined, they employed 11,177 educators, of whom 1,816 were professors and 7,096 were associate or assistant professors. Annually, medical institutions graduate 10,200 doctors. Thirty-eight thousand international students from 155 countries studied at Ukrainian medical universities. The framework for training doctors in Ukraine per the World Federation of Medical Education standards involves three levels of study: an undergraduate degree, postgraduate education, and continuous professional development. ECTS, the European Union Course Credit Transfer System, was developed by the Commission of the European Union in order to provide standard procedures to guarantee academic recognition of international study.　Due to Russiaʼs military invasion of Ukraine, medical education has had to adapt to the war. 43 Ukrainian higher education institutions were damaged by shelling and bombing, and five were destroyed. The experience with Covid-19 helped the education system change rapidly to online learning. The survival of many Ukrainian higher education institutions is currently under threat due to a lack of funding, displaced employees and students, and destroyed infrastructure. In these conditions, strategic partnerships with foreign universities can help them survive. Juntendo University scholarships for Ukrainian doctors, students, and scientists exemplify friendly assistance and partnership in the international medical community. Ukrainian students, doctors, and scientific researchers highly appreciate the opportunity given to them and will continue to work hard for the future of medicine.

　The phrase "I'm from Ukraine" sounds completely different from last year. However, thinking about the possible number of Ukrainians murdered since February 2022 convinces me that it would be better if the world still does not know where the monument to Shevchenko is located in Kyiv or how far Izyum is from Kharkiv. The medical system and education in Ukraine were strongly affected by the war. You cannot get used to war, no matter how many explosions you have experienced, but you can try to adapt to the conditions and do everything possible to fight for your goals. I am fortunate that, at the moment, I have the opportunity to study with lights and warmth in the safety of Japan. The belief in the need for my knowledge and skills in my country's future development helps me keep the anger and pain under control.

　This study examined whether medical students were able to consider themselves to have practiced patient-centered team medicine through the practice of small group IPE. Undergraduate medical, pharmacy, and nursing students during Clinical Clerkship were asked to complete case-based clinical reasoning and treatment/nursing planning in small groups, and a questionnaire was administered to the IPE. The medical students felt that they were able to practice clinical reasoning and treatment planning, the pharmacy students felt that they were able to propose countermeasures against side effects of treatment, and the nursing students felt that they were able to provide necessary information to the medical team and practice patient-centered medicine with the medical team.　Each department had different objectives they considered when practicing team-based medicine. It is important to incorporate each of these elements in IPE.