Experience of receiving care by interns reduces psychological barrier of community residents to further care in Japan

Dr Akiteru Takamura

qualifications: MD, MEd

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

contribution: literature review, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Senior Assistant Professor

Japan

Affiliation:Department of Medical Education, Kanazawa Medical University. Profession:General practice and Paediatrics. Interest:Community-based Medical Education

Prof Takeshi Morimoto

qualifications: MD, PhD, MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, input data

position: Professor

Japan

General physician trained at many settings from community hospital in rural area to tertiary care hospital in urban area. Now working as staff physician at university hospital, I primarily teach clinical research methods for medical students and young physicians as well as conduct many clinical studies in the field of general internal medicine.