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Background:
The importance of presentation skills in the English language for medical research and international conferences has increased in recent years. However, opportunities for medical students in Japan to practice case presentations in English during clinical clerkships remain limited. Educational approaches that combine clinical case presentations with medical communication in English may enhance both medical English proficiency and clinical reasoning skills.
Objective:
To introduce case presentations in the English language into clinical clerkships and to evaluate their potential educational value in medical English education and clinical presentation training.
Methods:
During a neurosurgery clinical clerkship, students were assigned clinical cases and asked to prepare presentations that included both case summaries and a review of relevant literature in the English language. Each clerkship group consisted of 7–8 students rotating over a 2-week period. Groups were divided into two subgroups, and presentations were conducted on Fridays of the first and second weeks. Each presentation lasted approximately 8 min, followed by a 7-minute period for discussion and slide review. Initially, students prepared slides in English but delivered presentations in Japanese; 2 years ago, the format was changed so that presentations were also delivered in English. Instruction focused primarily on presentation structure, slide organization, medical English expressions, and discussion skills.
Results and Conclusion:
Delivering case presentations in English provided students with opportunities to become familiar with medical English expressions and to present in English. Moreover, combining case presentations with a literature review promoted both clinical understanding and medical English education. This approach provides an effective way to integrate medical English education into clinical training.