Medical Education

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Prof. YOKOHIRA

Current Research Projects

[Medical Education]
Development and evaluation of effective and efficient medical education methods
  • Educational methods of communication and their evaluation
  • Research on educational methods to improve clinical reasoning ability
  • Study on cross-curricular evaluation for proper career decision of medical students
  • Research on multidisciplinary education
  • Development of new educational methods for case presentation and improvement of clinical reasoning ability
[Carcinogenesis, toxic pathology]
Development of model for pleural malignant mesothelioma
Research on biological effects of mobile phone electromagnetic waves (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Detection for carcinogenic potential of new substances (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

[Clinical field]
Molecular mechanism in lung cancer development
Construction of a new infection control system in hospitals

[Sports Physiology]
Effect of preconditioning by exercise in rat stroke model
Effects of long-term endurance exercise on mouse hippocampal neurons and their mechanism

Recent Publications

  • Komasawa N, Yokohira M. Survey on Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Medical Practice Just Before Clinical Clerkship in Japan. Cureus. 16(1): e52899, 2024.
  • Komasawa N, Yokohira M. Attitude toward career development in Japanese medical students: a questionnaire survey. BMJ Open. 12:14(1): e076982, 2024.
  • Yokohira M, Kusaka T, Sumitani K, Sueyoshi Y, Bandoh S, Okada S. Implementation of a new attendance system to cope with the limited lecture room capacity due to infection control measures. Journal of research in higher education, Kagawa University, 20:157-163, 2023.

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