The Concept of General Medicine and its Education Masahiro IGARASHI *1 General medicine does not select patient and his problem, and is concerned with the same patient for a long time. We think together with patient and share joys and sarrows with him in order to solve his problems towards the final outcome that he expects, and pursue the quality of solving process and his satisfaction with special regards for dynamics of his family and community. The characteristics of general medicine in

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... rison with differentiated medicine, basic requisites, frequently used tools, favorite jobs and the future of general medicine were described. Specific need to develop own tool for "integration", initiative role of general medicine in medical education and the systems which support general medicine were mentioned. Several matters which should be seeked in the education and training of general medicine was discussed.