Primary Care Perspectives in Japan

Seo Eun Hwang; Su-Min Jeong; Jong-Koo Lee

doi:10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.319

Korean J Fam Pract 2019; 9(3): 319-322 https://doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.319

Primary Care Perspectives in Japan

Seo Eun Hwang¹, Su-Min Jeong¹, Jong-Koo Lee^1,2,*

Department of Family Medicine, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, ²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jong-Koo Lee
Tel: +82-2-3668-7350, Fax: +82-2-745-8195
E-mail: docmohw@snu.ac.kr
Seo Eun Hwang and Su-Min Jeong contributed equally to this study.

Received: March 13, 2018; Revised: April 16, 2018; Accepted: May 9, 2018; Published online: June 20, 2019.

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Abstract: With an increase in aging population and medical expenditure worldwide, primary care has been rising as a solution to these. Japan, a representative aging society which has the most elderly population in the world, also has tried to develop a primary care system and implemented many changes recently. Based on what authors experienced and observed at the points of care in Japan, we are going to review the primary care system and training strategy of family medicine in Japan and come up with some suggestions that could apply to Korea.; Keywords: Primary Care; Residency; Japan

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