National Council of the University Medical Associations in Japan: A new leader of medical school reform

摘要

The National Council of the University Medical Associations in Japan was launched on August 5, 2006. The Council was established at the suggestion of the Tokyo Council of University Medical Associations to clearly articulate the state of affairs at university medical associations and the status of the physicians working there and to make this widely known among the public and members of the Japan Medical Association (JMA) with the aim of improving and bettering the circumstances. The Council was formed with participation from a large majority of medical colleges/medical schools in Japan, including 50 of the 60 university medical associations at 80 medical colleges/medical schools nationwide plus 11 of 21 institutions without a medical association.