Dr. Chisato Tamaki Participates in Visiting Scholar Program

Dr. Chisato Tamaki has joined the Department of Family Medicine with an appointment of Visiting Assistant Professor from October 2007 to March 2008. He is a scholar in the Methods in Family Medicine Training Program Dr. Tamaki received his medical degree from Shiga University of Medical Science in 2001 and recently served as an attending physician at the Kyoto Kyoritu Hospital. Dr. Tamaki is trained in internal medicine.

Dr. Tamaki is particularly interested in learning effective methods to train residents in family medicine. He would also like to participate in a research project and has an interest in clinical research in family medicine. Dr. Tamaki plans to explore how family medicine is practiced in the United States, including aspects of geriatric care and home visits. He also wishes to learn more about the ethics courses offered to medical students. His wife, Aoi, joins him in his six-month stay in Michigan.

For more information about the Methods of Family Medicine Training Program, please contact:

Rebecca Malouin, PhD, MPH
Coordinator, Methods of Family Medicine Education Training Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University, B118 Clinical Center
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315,U.S.A.

Phone: (517) 884-0453
Fax: (517) 355-7700
email: rebecca.malouin@hc.msu.edu