He graduated from Nagoya University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency training at Maizuru Municipal Hospital in Kyoto (1998-2001) and became a Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2004). He received his training in Medical Education at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee and obtained a Masters Degree in Medical Education (2008). He also holds a PhD degree (general medicine) from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (2008). He is now teaching history taking and physical examination to medical students, conducting medical education research (mainly action research / qualitative research), and practicing general internal medicine as an active clinician. His research interests include teaching and learning (especially about physical examination), professionalism, and international medical education.