Alternative approaches for clinical clerkship during the COVID-19 pandemic: online simulated clinical practice for inpatients and outpatients—A mixed method

H Kasai, K Shikino, G Saito, T Tsukamoto… - BMC medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for educational materials and
methods that can replace clinical clerkships (CCs) for online simulated clinical practice (online-…

Burnout, depression, anxiety, and insomnia of internists and primary care physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a cross-sectional survey

A Kuriyama, K Shikino, M Moriya, M Sadohara… - Asian journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study Design We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based, anonymous survey of physician
members of the American College of Physicians Japan Chapter (ACP-JC). The ACP-JC is …

Hybrid PBL and Pure PBL: Which one is more effective in developing clinical reasoning skills for general medicine clerkship?—A mixed-method study

K Ishizuka, K Shikino, H Tamura, D Yokokawa… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Hybrid and Pure problem-based learning (PBL)
in teaching clinical reasoning skills to medical students. The study sample consisted of …

Flexible e-learning video approach to improve fundus examination skills for medical students: a mixed-methods study

K Shikino, CA Rosu, D Yokokawa, S Suzuki… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Training for the fundus examination using traditional teaching is challenging,
resulting in low generalist physicians’ confidence in performing the funduscopic examination. …

A qualitative study examining the critical differences in the experience of and response to formative feedback by undergraduate medical students in Japan and the UK

A Kozato, K Shikino, Y Matsuyama, M Hayashi… - BMC Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Formative feedback plays a critical role in guiding learners to gain competence,
serving as an opportunity for reflection and feedback on their learning progress and needs. …

Distribution of internal medicine rotations among resident physicians in Japan: a nationwide, multicenter, cross-sectional study

K Shikino, M Sekine, Y Nishizaki, Y Yamamoto… - BMC Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Background In Japan, postgraduate clinical training encompasses a 2-year residency program,
including at least 24 weeks of internal medicine (IM) rotations. However, the fragmented …

Association between mental health and duty hours of postgraduate residents in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional study

…, T Shinozaki, T Shimizu, Y Yamamoto, K Shikino… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The new duty hour (DH) limit for doctors in Japan will begin in 2024, setting the maximum
DHs for postgraduate residents at approximately 80 h weekly. To set appropriate limits, …

Association between physician empathy and difficult patient encounters: A cross-sectional study

H Tamura, K Shikino, D Sogai, D Yokokawa… - Journal of General …, 2023 - Springer
Background Physicians frequently experience patients as difficult. Our study explores whether
more empathetic physicians experience fewer patient encounters as difficult. Objective To …

Frequency of difficult patient encounters in a Japanese university hospital and community hospitals: A cross-sectional study

K Shikino, T Mito, Y Ohira, D Yokokawa… - Internal …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective Difficult patient encounters (DPEs) are defined as encounters with patients
causing strong negative feelings in physicians. In primary care settings, DPEs account for …

Work‐related stress and coping methods of internists and primary care physicians during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan: A mixed‐method study

K Shikino, A Kuriyama, M Sadohara… - Journal of general …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected the mental health of health care workers.
This study aimed to investigate the stress factors that cause burnout in Japanese …