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                        JeffNEWS, October 25, 1994
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Jefferson Featured in Leading Japanese Newspaper. . . .
Dr. Gonnella Participant in International Medicine Forum
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To celebrate its 120th anniversary, Japan's leading newspaper, Yomiuri 
Shimbun, with a circulation of more than 10 million readers, has been 
running a two-year-long series, "The Renaissance of Medicine." 

In addition, the newspaper has organized a three-day international 
medicine forum, "Challenges in the 21st Century - Romanticism and the 
Recovery of Humanity," which begins Wednesday, October 5.

Jefferson played a role in both aspects of the newspaper's 120th 
anniversary.


Hospital's Residency Training Program Featured
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The newspaper's June 27, 1994 issue ran an article in the series 
comparing the United States medical education system to Japan's by focusing 
on our hospital's residency training program. A reporter followed Yoshihito 
Sakata, MD, a Japanese physician in his second year of residency in 
Jefferson's department of medicine.

Also interviewed for the article was Takami Sato, MD, research assistant 
professor in the division of neoplastic diseases at Jefferson, who favors 
bringing more Japanese residents here so they can learn first-hand about 
the practice of American medicine. Dr. Sato was quoted as saying that 
Jefferson's residency programs are excellent and create high-level 
physicians.

Of the Jefferson teams of physicians, residents and medical students 
that care for patients, Dr. Sakata said, "They understand the patient as a 
team. They all work hard and know what their responsibilities are."

The article goes on to say that it would be difficult to bring the 
identical United States system to Japan because of the differences in 
medical systems and cultural backgrounds. However, Japan can still learn 
from this country by having Japanese doctors come here to train. . . and 
then take this information back with them to improve the Japanese medical 
system.

The physicians also noted that there are few general practitioners in 
this country and a large number of specialists, a factor that they believe 
adds to the cost of health care. 

Although the United States government wants to increase the number of 
general practitioners, the visiting Japanese doctors think it will take a 
while. They note that this is an outgrowth of American society, not of our 
medical education.

Jefferson is making excellent progress toward the government's goal of 
50 percent primary-care practitioners by the year 2000. Forty-five percent 
of our 1994 graduates chose residencies leading to careers in primary care.


Dr. Gonnella Invited to Participate in 120th Anniversary Forum
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As part of the newspaper's 120th anniversary celebration, Joseph S. 
Gonnella, MD, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean, 
Jefferson Medical College, was invited to participate in the forum, 
"Challenges in the 21st Century - Romanticism and the Recovery of 
Humanity," where he lectured on "Medical Education: The Current State in 
the United States."

Other American universities represented at the forum were the University 
of Pennsylvania, Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York), Rockefeller 
University and the University of Michigan.

Among the forum sponsors were Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare, 
The Ministry of Education, The Science and Technology Agency and The Japan 
Medical Association.

One session of the forum was chaired by Takashi Sugimura, MD, honorary 
president of Japan's National Cancer Center, who received an honorary 
doctor of science degree at Jefferson's commencement this past June.


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