[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] Held a "Team Medical Care Experience Session" for high school students to learn about interprofessional collaboration!
Niigata University of Health and Welfare hosted a "Team Medical Care Experience Session" for approximately 140 high school students from 13 schools. The event allowed students to learn about various healthcare professions and engage in group work to understand the importance of interprofessional collaboration in medical settings.
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On Thursday, March 26, the NSG Group's Niigata University of Health and Welfare held a "Team Medical Care Experience Session" for high school students aiming to become professionals in health, medicine, welfare, and sports. Approximately 140 high school students from 13 schools inside and outside Niigata Prefecture participated.
The university promotes "High School-University-Medical Collaboration," which provides opportunities for students to think more deeply about their future career paths through outreach lectures, off-campus vocational experiences, and hospital tours that allow them to see medical settings firsthand. As part of these efforts, the "Team Medical Care Experience Session" was held to help students learn about the coordination and collaboration required in the fields of health, medicine, welfare, and sports.
In the morning, students were divided according to their desired qualifications and professions. They attended lectures by university faculty on the roles and appeal of various professions, such as nurses, physical therapists, and registered dietitians, and deepened their understanding through related hands-on activities. They also learned how each profession collaborates and contributes within a team medical care setting.
In the afternoon, based on the knowledge gained in the morning, the students took on a group work challenge themed around interprofessional collaboration. They discussed what kind of treatment and support could be provided from the perspective of each profession for a presented case study, and each group gave a presentation. Participants experienced the difficulties and excitement of working with other professions, further deepening their understanding of "team medical care."
Being able to hold such an experience session is unique to our university, which is one of Japan's largest comprehensive medical universities, bringing together 16 departments across 6 faculties on a single campus, and providing an environment for learning "team medical care" in a practical way. We will continue to support high school students' career choices by promoting High School-University-Medical collaboration.
[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/
This is a comprehensive medical university with 16 departments across 6 faculties—one of the few in the country—where students study nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. By maximizing the advantages of being a comprehensive medical university, our students can learn "team medical care," which is essential in medical settings, in a practical manner. In addition, we have built an organizational support system for qualification acquisition and career placement across the entire university, achieving top-class national examination pass rates and high employment records nationwide. Furthermore, by utilizing the unique environment of having sports-related departments, we are developing learning that fuses sports with "medicine," "rehabilitation," and "nutrition."
>> Click here for details on Niigata University of Health and Welfare
https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/
The university promotes "High School-University-Medical Collaboration," which provides opportunities for students to think more deeply about their future career paths through outreach lectures, off-campus vocational experiences, and hospital tours that allow them to see medical settings firsthand. As part of these efforts, the "Team Medical Care Experience Session" was held to help students learn about the coordination and collaboration required in the fields of health, medicine, welfare, and sports.
In the morning, students were divided according to their desired qualifications and professions. They attended lectures by university faculty on the roles and appeal of various professions, such as nurses, physical therapists, and registered dietitians, and deepened their understanding through related hands-on activities. They also learned how each profession collaborates and contributes within a team medical care setting.
In the afternoon, based on the knowledge gained in the morning, the students took on a group work challenge themed around interprofessional collaboration. They discussed what kind of treatment and support could be provided from the perspective of each profession for a presented case study, and each group gave a presentation. Participants experienced the difficulties and excitement of working with other professions, further deepening their understanding of "team medical care."
Being able to hold such an experience session is unique to our university, which is one of Japan's largest comprehensive medical universities, bringing together 16 departments across 6 faculties on a single campus, and providing an environment for learning "team medical care" in a practical way. We will continue to support high school students' career choices by promoting High School-University-Medical collaboration.
[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/
This is a comprehensive medical university with 16 departments across 6 faculties—one of the few in the country—where students study nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. By maximizing the advantages of being a comprehensive medical university, our students can learn "team medical care," which is essential in medical settings, in a practical manner. In addition, we have built an organizational support system for qualification acquisition and career placement across the entire university, achieving top-class national examination pass rates and high employment records nationwide. Furthermore, by utilizing the unique environment of having sports-related departments, we are developing learning that fuses sports with "medicine," "rehabilitation," and "nutrition."
>> Click here for details on Niigata University of Health and Welfare
https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/