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In our laboratory, we are pursuing the historical study of all human activities which relate to medical affairs. Our laboratory is situated close to the active medical field and we always have sincere interests in current medical topics.
There is only one assistant professor in our laboratory, but many researchers and graduate students gather to perform collaborative research.
And as the core office of the Japan Society of Medical History, we have been playing an important role in the study of medical history in Japan for many years.
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| Assistant Professor : Miyoko TSUKISAWA M.D |
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| My current research topics and interests; |
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| 1) | The historical study concerning the interrelations between bio-medical science and the different images of human body throughout history.
How did we picture the human body? I'm focusing on three different periods in history, when we experienced drastic change in the intellect of the medical field and the circumstances surrounding medicine.
Firstly, in the 16th and 17th century, the image of the human body changed drastically in the western intellectual culture due to huge shifts in scientific and religious thinking.
Secondary, in the mid -19th century, western medicine system were adopted in Japan and drastic changes were made to the Japanese medical system.
Thirdly, from the second half of 20th century to the present, bio-medical science rapidly developed and medical ethics had a huge international impact on the method of active medical care and the medical workers' attitude towards their patients.
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| 2) | The historical study about the process of the formation of the medical professions in modern era Japan
In modern era Japan, we experienced dynamic changes of the medical system several times. Through the historical research of the process of the formation of various medical professions in modern era Japan, we can find solutions to problems of the present age.
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| 3) | The educational research on the medical humanity for medical students
What is ‘meaningful’medical humanity for today's young medical students?
In Japan, medical students enter the medical department after graduation from high school. What kind of education should we give to the young students to help them become good doctors? We can only understand what a ‘meaningful’medical humanity is by joining our young students as they experience interactions with patients in the field.
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| History of the Laboratory of Medical History |
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In 1962, the Laboratory of Medical History was founded by Prof. Teizo OGAWA. Prof. OGAWA was responsible for reactivating the Japan Society of History of Medicine and the practice of the research of the medical history in Japan.
Prof. Shizu SAKAI succeeded his position and she took on active roles such as the modulator of the international congress of history of medicine from 1976 to 1998, the chairperson of the 100th Congress of the Japan Society of History of Medicine, the chairperson of the International Congress of Traditional Asian Medicine and the founder of the Asian Society for the History of Medicine.She is now a guest professor of our laboratory.
From 2001, Dr. Miyoko TSUKISAWA took office as the third laboratory director.
At present, 20 persons belong to our laboratory as graduate students and research workers.
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| Application |
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| Those who wish to apply for entrance into our post-graduate course, please send a resume, cover letter and a two-page document in Japanese, outlining previous thesis, purpose for future study and the reason for wanting to join our laboratory to the address below, before sending official application materials. |
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| Sending address: | Assistant Prof. Miyoko TSUKISAWA
Department of Medical History, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine,
2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421,JAPAN |
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