September 6 - 13, GNRC seminars by Dr. Margaret I. Wallhagen from UCSF were held. She gave three special lectures, 7 special seminars and a total of 200 graduate and undergraduate students, faculty members, and participants from other universities actively participated and discussed.

In a seminar on effective presentation, tips for posters were shown, some students shared their power point and posters and other participants gave them informative feedback. In a seminar of leadership, all participants wrote down their 5-year goals and specific plans to achieve those goals: when, what, whose help and discussed with others. Imagining and thinking your own self in the future was a fulfilling time.

Due to typhoon, some seminars were changed but she gave all the planned lectures and seminars and left Japan. We are very thankful for Meg Sensei.

Margaret I. Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing Director, UCSF John A. Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Nurse Senior Scholar, San Francisco VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program University of California, San Francisco

Testimonial of the participants from other institution

Ai Tomotaki
Assistant Professor
Informatics Science, National College of Nursing Japan

There were three reasons I wanted to participate these GNRC seminars. First, it was such a good opportunity to hear the lectures by a professor from abroad in Japan. Second, I wanted to listen to the lectures designed for Post Doc fellows on the topic I self-learned. Third, as a young researcher, I wanted to evaluate my past career and develop a new career map before I start carrying out my own projects as PI.
I participated in almost all seminars and lectures on research method, presentation, career development. I was able to capture my research and career objectively in bird’s eye view and it gave me such a valuable opportunity to learn how I can improve my research project. It was very stimulating to listen to active questions and discussions among participants and Meg sensei.
Since I rarely go abroad nor participate in international project, it was such a precious chance for me to be able to attend seminars in English here in Japan. I would like to use what I have learned and try to share my research through research paper and presentation. Thank you very much for such a great learning opportunity.