The objective of the master’s course is to establish an educational and
research system that will bring persons with backgrounds in a wide range
of academic specialties into medicine to train people who will further
contribute to the advancement of medicine and healthcare. Graduates of
the Master’s course will be awarded a Master’s of Medicine degree.
1.Goals of the Master’s Course
In the master’s course students receive an in-depth education from a
broad perspective and acquire the advanced abilities needed by
specialized occupations that require research ability and advanced
specialization in fields of specialization.
2.Specialties and Specialty Fields
Specialities
| Specialty Fields
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Medical
Science
| Frontier Medical Science
Comprehensive Medical Science
Clinic Related Science
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3.Philosophy and Educational Policies
- Train people who will be pioneers in medicine and the sciences (sciences and humanities)
- Maintain close cooperation with the School of Medicine, university hospital, and the Center for Molecular Medicine
- Train the advanced specialists, researchers, and educators required by
society for the fields of advanced medicine, general healthcare, and
clinical sciences
4.Overview of Specialty Fields and Objectives
- Frontier Medical Science
It is very important for graduates of the master’s course who desire to
advance to the doctoral course or follow a research related career in a
public or private sector research organization to have the ability to
correctly assess the current state of leading-edge medicine and the
fundamental ability to engage in new research and development. This
specialty includes courses in genome medicine, gene therapy,
regeneration and transplantation, structural-function bioscience, neuro
medicine, biological defense, and fundamental oncology while providing
in-depth training in the main specialty to develop people who will
shoulder leading-edge medicine.
- Comprehensive Medical Science
Training in fundamental, clinical, and social medicine has been
integrated to establish holistic community healthcare. Courses include
community healthcare system medicine, preventive medicine, international
medicine, developmental medicine, lifestyle ailment pathology, and
geriatrics. The objective is to develop researchers and leaders involved
in the development of healthcare staff and researchers and government
healthcare administration by providing in-depth training in the main
specialty while taking these courses to improve disease prevention,
health promotion, and welfare.
- Clinic Related Science
Courses include clinical psychology, clinical pharmacology, clinical
dietetics, medical engineering, environment and stress medicine,
rehabilitation medicine, and clinical oncology. These are important
areas in healthcare and their benefits cannot be sufficiently realized
relying on the abilities of physicians alone. Students with fundamental
knowledge of psychology, pharmacology, dietetics, agriculture,
engineering, the sciences, and other fields receive medical training and
in-depth training in this specialty in particular to develop people who
provide collaborative healthcare while utilizing these specializations.