Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine Establishes "Yamato Home Healthcare and Regional Medical Epidemiology Endowed Chair"
Medical Corporation Yamato established the "Yamato Home Healthcare and Regional Medical Epidemiology Endowed Chair" at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine on April 1, 2026. The aim is to foster the next generation of doctors and medical professionals responsible for regional medical care in the Tohoku region and to promote research.
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Medical Corporation Yamato (Location: Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture; Chairman: Yusuke Tanoue; hereinafter, Yamato) established the endowed chair "Yamato Home Healthcare and Regional Medical Epidemiology Endowed Chair" (Professor in charge: Hirohito Metoki) at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine (Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture; President: Chikashi Shibata / Dean of School of Medicine: Yoshiko Kawai) on April 1, 2026.
The purpose of this chair is to foster the next generation of doctors and medical professionals who will be responsible for regional medical care, primarily in the Tohoku region.
In conjunction with the establishment of this chair, a comprehensive partnership agreement has been concluded to effectively utilize the human and intellectual resources held by both parties, with the aim of developing human resources and collaborating in research in regional medical care.
**Main Activities of the Chair**
1. Career Education for Medical Students
Lectures on careers will be provided to medical students. By directly conveying career paths in regional medical care and the work and rewards of being a doctor from physicians engaged in regional and home healthcare, the aim is to broaden the base of future doctors aspiring to regional medical care. Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine considers it highly significant to systematically provide opportunities for early exposure to the appeal of regional medical care, as more than half of its graduates choose career paths in regional medical care in Tohoku.
2. General and Home Medical Care Education for Residents and Fellows
Practical educational opportunities will be provided to clinical residents and specialized residents in both general and home medical care. Clinical training opportunities will be developed utilizing the network of the Yamato Regional Medical Group (Medical Corporation Yamato and General Incorporated Foundation Yamato Community Hospital), creating an environment where comprehensive regional medical care, not limited to urban areas, can be learned.
3. Epidemiological Research Utilizing Regional Medical Data
Epidemiological research on regional and home medical care will be promoted by utilizing actual clinical data accumulated at the home care clinics of the Yamato Regional Medical Group. The aim is to scientifically elucidate questions arising from the field of regional medical care and to disseminate research results that lead to evidence-based policy recommendations. By circulating clinical practice, education, and research within the same chair, it will also function as a place to embody the essential career model for doctors: "transforming clinical questions into research and returning research results to clinical practice."
**Main Objectives**
1. Improvement of the quality of community-based integrated care and home medical care
2. Formation of a research hub in regional epidemiology and medical policy
3. Strengthening education rooted in regional medical practice and fostering medical professionals strong in regional and home medical care
**Background of Establishment and Collaboration**
Japan is experiencing rapid aging, and there is a need for prevention of severe chronic diseases and for people to live in familiar communities.
The purpose of this chair is to foster the next generation of doctors and medical professionals who will be responsible for regional medical care, primarily in the Tohoku region.
In conjunction with the establishment of this chair, a comprehensive partnership agreement has been concluded to effectively utilize the human and intellectual resources held by both parties, with the aim of developing human resources and collaborating in research in regional medical care.
**Main Activities of the Chair**
1. Career Education for Medical Students
Lectures on careers will be provided to medical students. By directly conveying career paths in regional medical care and the work and rewards of being a doctor from physicians engaged in regional and home healthcare, the aim is to broaden the base of future doctors aspiring to regional medical care. Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine considers it highly significant to systematically provide opportunities for early exposure to the appeal of regional medical care, as more than half of its graduates choose career paths in regional medical care in Tohoku.
2. General and Home Medical Care Education for Residents and Fellows
Practical educational opportunities will be provided to clinical residents and specialized residents in both general and home medical care. Clinical training opportunities will be developed utilizing the network of the Yamato Regional Medical Group (Medical Corporation Yamato and General Incorporated Foundation Yamato Community Hospital), creating an environment where comprehensive regional medical care, not limited to urban areas, can be learned.
3. Epidemiological Research Utilizing Regional Medical Data
Epidemiological research on regional and home medical care will be promoted by utilizing actual clinical data accumulated at the home care clinics of the Yamato Regional Medical Group. The aim is to scientifically elucidate questions arising from the field of regional medical care and to disseminate research results that lead to evidence-based policy recommendations. By circulating clinical practice, education, and research within the same chair, it will also function as a place to embody the essential career model for doctors: "transforming clinical questions into research and returning research results to clinical practice."
**Main Objectives**
1. Improvement of the quality of community-based integrated care and home medical care
2. Formation of a research hub in regional epidemiology and medical policy
3. Strengthening education rooted in regional medical practice and fostering medical professionals strong in regional and home medical care
**Background of Establishment and Collaboration**
Japan is experiencing rapid aging, and there is a need for prevention of severe chronic diseases and for people to live in familiar communities.