Medical Faculty Entrance Guide
Medical Faculty Entrance Examination Information
Medical Faculty Student Acceptance Policy
In the Medical Faculty our aim is to train people to have respect for the sanctity of life, sound ethics and a warm sense of humanity, people who will maintain and improve their skills and knowledge throughout their lives, and people who can respond to the needs of society with a global perspective in medicine, medical developments and local medical care.
What we look for in a student
Medical Department
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- Good academic ability and a deep interest in medicine
A doctor is someone who demonstrates sympathy through their specialised knowledge and skills. To acquire such a wide scope of medical knowledge requires academic ability and a deep interest in medicine. In addition, not just academic ability but also critical thinking, cooperation, a positive attitude alongside a strong desire to contribute to society as a future doctor. - ２）
- A motivated person with strong public spirit and creativity
Public spirit is having an open heart and considering all people to be equal. Medicine is a field with many unknowns, the solving of which requires creativity and the desire to continue studying medicine’s steady progression.
Nursing Department
For this reason, the Nursing Department looks for excellent students with the following qualities.
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- Good academic ability and a deep interest in nursing
The basis of nursing is human understanding that integrates all aspects of a person: physical and emotional, social and cultural. We are looking for someone who is interested in all challenges, despite their strengths and weaknesses. - ２）
- A strong interest in people, a wish to work towards people’s well-being
Nurses work with people of all ages. They differ not just in physical characteristics but also in their life philosophies, values and circumstances. The qualities we want are a strong interest in a person as a whole and wanting to work towards people’s well-being. - ３）
- Ability to maintain cooperation with others
We are in an age where, when working within health and medical care, and all other professions related to public welfare, you need specialisation and a sense of responsibility when providing a service to the public. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate their worth while working within a team.
Medical Department
Medical Department Student Intake: 105
In the Medical Department our aim is to train people to learn the knowledge and skills of medicine as it progresses daily and, as a doctor or academic, to practise medicine with a rich sense of humanity and work towards the advancement of medicine.
In the Medical Department’s Technical Training, for pre-clinical training there is a team of teaching staff which includes a lecturer from each area of basic medicine in clinical practice, taking an integrated approach to teaching about each organ and disease. It is necessary to pass the national exam relating to the knowledge and practical skills learned in pre-clinical training before beginning the fifth or sixth year of clinical training. During clinical training, in addition to practising at the University Hospital and the Prefectural Central Hospital, there is a selective system for practising at regional or overseas hospitals.
After graduating there are a variety of options available, such as initial 2 year training as a clinician, becoming a researcher with a graduate school doctoral course or working in agencies related to medical care administration or promotion of health and welfare.
Nursing Department
Nursing Department Student Intake: 80
In the Nursing Department our aim is to train people to recognise the role and duty of holistic nursing, and work well within their speciality as a nurse, midwife or public health nurse.
Following entry to the university, you will study liberal arts courses and basic nursing science, and you will learn how to think like a nurse and basic skills through either experience in practising care or basic nursing. From the second half of the third year, you will carry out clinical training at the University Hospital and other related institutions in the area in order to practice evidence-based nursing and integrate the skills and knowledge learnt within the university through lectures, seminars and training. You will also work on your nursing research, a compilation of your university education (dissertation). You can also qualify to take the Nursing, Public Health Nurse, Midwife National Exam and, if you pass, acquire your nursing license before graduation.
After graduating there are a variety of options available, such as working in a hospital, taking a Masters course or working in agencies related to medical care administration or promotion of health and welfare.
In addition, a new research building was completed in March 2011 and classes have been held in the new lecture rooms and nursing practice rooms since that April.
