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Student life at a medical university with a high staff-to-student ratio

The Jikei University School of Medicine sent students a questionnaire asking them how having a high staff-to-student ratio affects their learning. Here are a selection of the answers

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Seeta Bhardwa

Editor, THE Student
June 1 2017
Jikei University Medical Centre student staff ratio

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Jikei University School of Medicine in Japan came in at number five in the 成人VR视频 2017 table showing the universities with the best student-to-staff ratio. According to聽THE聽World University Rankings data, for each member of staff at the teaching hospital and university there are just 2.4 students.

We聽teamed up with the specialist medical university to send out a questionnaire to international students carrying out a placement at the institution, asking them how they felt the high staff-to-student ratio had benefited their studies. There were 36 responses in total from students from all over the world, including from the UK, Malaysia and New Zealand.聽

The first question the students were asked was how well they felt supported. The majority of the respondents said that staff had carried out language translations where necessary, answered any admin queries they had and assisted them with their studies. 鈥淎ll staff were helpful and willing to help.The Centre for International Affairs was very organised, and contacting them for any details was easy. They were responsive to questions and suggestions. They all showed an interest in our final presentations as well,鈥 said one student.


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鈥淚 was given contact details for relevant staff members who would be on hand if I required assistance,鈥 said another. 鈥淔urthermore, during tutorials staff members tried their best to either translate themselves or to make sure that someone else could translate to me so that I could fully benefit from the teaching.鈥

The students were then asked whether they thought that the student-to-staff ratio was sufficient. Some聽33 of the respondents answered 鈥測es鈥, while the rest were unsure or said that the question was not applicable to them. One student 鈥 who was studying anaesthetics 鈥 even said that 鈥渢here were far more staff than students鈥, while another said that the balance 鈥渨as better than the staff-to-student ratio at my own university鈥.

Some 24 of the students believed that having a higher staff-to-student ratio had a positive impact on their learning.聽鈥淏y having a higher staff-to-student ratio鈥ach staff member can spend more time with an individual student during each session,鈥 said one student.聽Another stated: 鈥淚t provides a more inclusive learning environment in which it is easier to ask questions and to contribute during tutorials.鈥

Twenty of the respondents felt that they received better feedback on their work as a result of the relatively high numbers of staff.聽鈥淢y鈥xperience at Jikei is something I shall remember for ever. Not only did I see some amazing surgeries and learn so much during my time there, the staff members of the international affairs department and the doctors of the anaesthesiology department were incredibly welcoming and kind.鈥

A recurring point made by the students was that the university made a conscious effort to connect international students through the weekly 鈥渋nternational cafe鈥. 鈥淚t was very useful to have the international cafe every Monday; the international students know that they are being paid attention from the university and they can make more friends during their stay in Japan,鈥 said one student.

Read more:聽The best universities in Japan


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