The Researcher.Life Ambassador Program is a global community of researchers who wish to give back to their academic communities through mentoring and collaboration with other researchers. Researcher.Life Ambassadors empower themselves and their fellow researchers with advanced tools and services from Researcher.Life that help them do more, be more, and succeed more. Every month we spotlight one Ambassador who has gone the extra mile in supporting their academic community.
Ambassador of the Month: Yuji Higashide
Yuji Higashide is a Researcher, Lecturer, and Trainer currently working with the Medical Innovation and Nursing Diversification: Research, Education and Training Alliance in Tokyo. He has a Master’s in Medical Administration and a Doctorate in Public Health Research Development from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He is a part of CACTUS’s global pool of trainers.
Could you tell us a little about your research?
My current research is to clarify the ambiguity of the definition of nursing management by Text Mining using AI. The other is to improve the efficiency of management that integrates medical care and dentistry at regional medical institutions.
How did you get interested in this field?
Human illnesses do not occur independently in the medical and dental fields, but both may be related. However, since the medical and dentistry departments have established medical treatment systems independently, they tend to be left unrelated. Therefore, we are examining what kind of medical care system can contribute to improving the health of local residents and the profitability of medical institutions.
What are you currently working on now?
Improving management efficiency at regional medical institutions
Why did you decide to become a Researcher.Life Ambassador?
Not only is research in graduate school very lonely, but it is also difficult to receive support from those around us. I would like to pass on a better research environment to the younger generation by sharing my hardships as much as possible.
What is the best part about working in research?
The results of my research make it clear that I wonder why this is happening. And, as a result, we can make some contribution to society.
And the most challenging part about working in research?
It is very difficult to focus on research in the area of my interest. More than that, the ability to develop an accurate research plan will determine whether the research will succeed before it begins. In that sense, I feel that the research plan is the most difficult for me.
What is the one thing you want people to know about Researcher.Life?
Research is not done alone. Through Researcher.Life, you can share your worries with researchers who have the same worries as you and grow with each other.
How has Researcher.Life Ambassador Program helped you in empowering the research community?
This program is very informative and is still growing. I advise researchers to make the program easier to use to help researchers with more efficient research.
Would you also like to give back to the academic community like Yuji?
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