2026年5月10日

佐賀大学医学部附属病院 南　宏太

この度、2026年度Rising Star Scholarship ProgramのAwardeesに選出いただき、サンフランシスコで開催されたACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2026およびUniversity of CalgaryのPOCUS teamへのobservershipという計2週間の海外研修に参加させていただきました。Generalistとしてのキャリアを考える上で大変貴重な機会となりましたので、以下にご報告いたします。

＜ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2026: 4/14-18＞
PrecourseではPsychiatryとGeriatricsのセッションを受講し、本会期では緩和ケア・臨床推論・医学教育など幅広いセッションに参加しました。特に印象的だったのは参加者の質問への積極性で、講演後にはマイクの前に長蛇の列ができるのが常でした。疑問をそのままぶつける率直さは、自身の学びにも演者への敬意の表明にも繋がると感じ、日本でも見習いたい文化だと思いました。講義の合間には普段お話しできないような日本の先生方との交流の機会も多くいただき、大変楽しく、またありがたい時間となりました。

＜University of Calgary POCUS team: 4/20-24＞
Irene Ma先生率いるPOCUS teamを見学しました。最も印象に残ったのは、解剖を深く理解しているからこそ、プローブの動かし方を論理的に説明でき、Rock・Fan・Slide・Pivotといった操作をMa先生が丁寧に解説してくださったことです。質問すれば即座にテイラーメイドのレクチャーが提供される極めて教育的な環境で、POCUSが総合内科と非常に親和性が高いことを改めて実感し、帰国後の診療に取り入れていきたいと決意しました。
大変刺激的な2週間でした。引き続き英語学習と日々の臨床に取り組んでゆく励みとなりました。このような貴重な機会をくださった矢野晴美先生をはじめとするJapan Chapterの先生方、相棒の丹治先生に深く感謝申し上げます。

Kota Minami
Saga University Hospital

I am honored to have been selected as one of the Awardees of the 2026 Rising Star Scholarship Program. As part of this award, I attended the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2026 in San Francisco and participated in an observership with the POCUS team at the University of Calgary. These two weeks abroad proved to be an invaluable experience as I consider my career as a generalist. I would like to share my report below.

＜ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2026: April 14-18＞
I attended the Precourse sessions on Psychiatry and Geriatrics, and during the main meeting I joined a wide range of sessions including palliative care, clinical reasoning, and medical education. What struck me most was the audience’s eagerness to ask questions: after each lecture, a long line invariably formed at the microphone. Their candor in voicing questions directly felt both like a means of personal learning and a sign of respect for the speaker, and it is a culture I would love to see take root in Japan. Between sessions, I also had many opportunities to speak with Japanese physicians whom I would not normally have a chance to meet, which made the time both deeply enjoyable and truly meaningful.

＜University of Calgary POCUS team: April 20-24＞
I observed the POCUS team led by Dr. Irene Ma. What impressed me most was that, thanks to a deep understanding of anatomy, the team could logically explain how probe movements translate into specific images, with Dr. Ma carefully walking us through each maneuver such as Rock, Fan, Slide, and Pivot. Any question prompted an immediate, tailor-made mini-lecture; it was an extraordinarily educational environment. The experience reaffirmed how well POCUS aligns with general internal medicine, and I returned home determined to incorporate it into my own daily practice.

These two weeks were truly inspiring, and have given me fresh motivation to continue both my English study and my daily clinical work. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Harumi Gomi and the other members of the ACP Japan Chapter for this precious opportunity, and to my companion Dr. Tanji.