Clinical Training Center Overview

Message from the hospital director

As a core hospital in Kobe City, our hospital aims to protect the lives and health of its citizens.
We continue to provide high-quality patient-centered care.

Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Director of a hospital

Yasuki Kihara

Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital has made continuous efforts to meet the diverse medical needs of its citizens throughout its more than 90 years of history. In April 2009, in order to improve patient services and more efficient hospital management, we shifted to a management form as a local independent administrative agency.

In July 2011, it was newly built and moved to its current location as a “hospital suitable for the next century” that provides high-quality medical care based on the practice of emergency medical care and team medical care. In August 2016, we established a psychiatric physical complication ward (MPU), expanded the number of operating rooms, and expanded the outpatient department.In November 2017, we integrated the Advanced Medical Center Hospital. .

Currently, the hospital has the appearance and facilities of one of Japan's leading core hospitals, with a total floor space of approximately 101,400 ^m2 and 768 beds, and has implemented a comprehensive medical system by organ and disease, with doctor from each department working together to provide patient-centered care, regardless of department. In ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notation Welfare's "National Emergency Medical Center Evaluation," the hospital has been ranked number one in the nation for 10 consecutive years (from 2014 to 2023).

The three pillars of our hospital are "enhancement of emergency medical care", "enhancement of advanced medical care", and "enhancement of clinical research". I'm here.

In order to carry out substantial clinical training, it is essential to have (1) abundant cases, (2) excellent instructors, and (3) an effective training curriculum. It is designated as a training institution for Certified Physician). Our staff consists of 18 Board Certified Surgeon professors from Kyoto University University. In addition, there are about 30 cases of autopsy per year, and these numbers are the best in Kansai. In the "2021 basic clinical ability evaluation test" of the Japan Medical Education Program Promotion Organization, our intern doctor has achieved the second highest result nationwide.

Our hospital established a clinical training center in April 2012 with the aim of further enhancing our training education and guidance system. Residents belong to our center and undergo rotational training in each clinical department for two years. For example, in addition to acquiring basic medical treatment skills through training in the emergency department and General Medicine, learning the whole-body management of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), and also receiving the latest specialized training in each clinical department. I can. In addition, the Academic Research Promotion Department not only supports medical trainees in presentations at academic conferences and case reports, but also works with experts in planning clinical research, statistical analysis methods, and writing papers. In April 2016, we launched a human resource development center with the aim of developing and improving the skills of hospital staff, and in August of the same year, we expanded the training building and added a training hall, training lab, and surgical department. We have a laboratory available for use.

The training at our hospital is never easy and you will spend hard days, but I believe that the quality as a clinician will be determined in the first three years. We are eagerly waiting for the participation of those with guts who desire high-level clinical training in a favorable environment.

In 2012, our hospital established a clinical training center with the aim of enhancing and improving the clinical training of Junior Resident and supporting their training life. Junior Resident belong to a clinical training center and undergo clinical training for two years.

The center director, center staff from each clinical department and department, a total of 24 administrative staff, and about 40 Junior Resident hold regular meetings, hold orientation sessions for Junior Resident, and plan hospital tour programs for medical students.・We also perform operations. One administrative staff member is permanently stationed at the center, providing an environment where trainees can talk to each resident individually and supporting their training life.

In an effort to enhance and improve the level of clinical training, we achieved the overall first place out of 475 hospitals nationwide in the basic clinical competency evaluation exam taken by Junior Resident in FY2020.

It also serves as a point of contact for medical students who come for field trips and practical training.

1. The philosophy of our clinic's clinical training program is to provide young doctor and doctor with a place for high-quality clinical training that combines community-based medical care and advanced medical care, regardless of their future specialization.

2. The specific goals of our clinical trainees are the following five.

   1. (1) Become a doctor who is highly sought after by society, with excellent skills and character.
   2. (2) To acquire a wide range of primary care diagnostic skills (attitude, skills, and knowledge).
   3. (3) Have an attitude of thinking and acting patient-oriented.
   4. (4) Collaborate with other medical staff to smoothly carry out team medical care.
   5. (5) Always consider medical safety.
3. In order to achieve these goals, the hospital as a whole works on education, and supervising doctors and senior doctors guide trainees with awareness and responsibility.

Revised January 18, 2016

As of November 1, 2023, our hospital has been certified as a clinical verification training evaluation by the NPO Postgraduate Clinical Training Evaluation Organization (JCEP). Our hospital will continue to enhance our training programs and actively work on our basic policy of ``developing medical professionals.''