HTIC will host students from nine medical programs in Japan for a short-term Medical English Workshop to be held August 20-27.

The participants represent a number of distinguished university medical schools, including those at Tokai University, Kobe University, Kochi University, Tokyo University, Kyoto University, Hokkaido University, Chiba University, Hamamatsu Ika, and Oita University.

The workshop offers courses that teach Medical English and reinforce English communication for the medical professional. Participants in the workshop will also conduct clinical practice situations with University of Hawaii Medical School students.

Doctors in practice in Hawaii as well as a world-renowned surgeon, Dr. Ken Kimura, are scheduled to share their own perceptions and experiences with the Japanese medical students. Participants will also particpate in workshop sessions with Japanese residents training in hospitals in Hawaii.