Learning Challenges and Motivations of Medical Students in Japan's Regional Quota System: A Qualitative Study From Okinawa Prefecture

Miyu Yara, Richi Kakazu, Yuiko Hiyajo, Hirotake Machida, Kiyoshi Kinjo, Ryuichi Ohta

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95688
Published: 2025-10-29
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.95688,
  title = {Learning Challenges and Motivations of Medical Students in Japan's Regional Quota System: A Qualitative Study From Okinawa Prefecture},
  author = {Miyu Yara and Richi Kakazu and Yuiko Hiyajo and Hirotake Machida and Kiyoshi Kinjo and Ryuichi Ohta},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.95688},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95688}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Learning Challenges and Motivations of Medical Students in Japan's Regional Quota System: A Qualitative Study From Okinawa Prefecture
AU  - Miyu Yara
AU  - Richi Kakazu
AU  - Yuiko Hiyajo
AU  - Hirotake Machida
AU  - Kiyoshi Kinjo
AU  - Ryuichi Ohta
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.95688
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95688
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Yara, M., Kakazu, R., Hiyajo, Y., Machida, H., Kinjo, K., & Ohta, R. (2025). Learning Challenges and Motivations of Medical Students in Japan's Regional Quota System: A Qualitative Study From Okinawa Prefecture. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95688

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