STUDENT ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR 2016 MASTER S PROGRAM MEDICAL SCIENCES INTEGRATED MASTER S AND DOCTORAL

STUDENT ADMISSION INFORMATION FOR 2016 MASTER S PROGRAM MEDICAL SCIENCES INTEGRATED MASTER S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAM (Master s Program) DISABILITY SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES MASTER S PROGRAM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Application period July 17 (Fri), 2015-July 31(Fri), 2015 Entrance examination August 27(Thu), 2015 Announcement of successful applicants Registration for admission September 10(Thu), 2015 April 1, (2016) Application period for preliminary screening June 4 (Thu), 2015 June 11 (Thu), 2015 If applicable TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE May 2015

The Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine is seeking students for the Master s Program according to the following guidelines: 1. Number of Openings for Students MAJOR Medical Sciences Master s Program Disability Sciences Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) Health Sciences Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) School of Public Health Master s Program 2. COURSE/DIVISION/DOMAIN 30 28 24 10 NUMBER OF OPENINGS Nursing Radiological Technology Medical Technology MAJOR COURSE DIVISION/DOMAIN Medical Sciences Master s Program Disability Science Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) Health Sciences Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) General International Post- Graduate Program in Human Security Molecular Imaging Cell Biology, Physiological Sciences, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Surgery, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, Health Informatics and Public Health, Health Administration and Public Health, Cancer medicine, Neuroscience, Environmental inheritance medicine and Biology, Metabolic Diseases, Prion, Gene Research, Aging Control, Cancer Control, Brain Science, Cyclotron Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Medical Science, Cancer Life Science, Advanced Fetal and Developmental Medicine, Community Psychiatry, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental circulation society, Disaster medicine, Community medicine management faculty of medicine, Preventive medicine, Epidemiology, DNA repository, Genome analysis, ICT medical information, Human Resource Development Cell Biology, Pathology, Internal Medicine 1, Health Informatics and Public Health, Cancer control 1, Disaster medicine Biological Function, Physiology Science, Cyclotron Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Nerve imaging Medical Physics Internal Medicine Basic Medicine (G30) (the course by English for students studying abroad) Nursing Radiological Technology Medical Technology General Public Health Nurse Training General Medical Physics Functional Medical Science Advanced Nursing Practice and Health Development Nursing, Family Nursing Advanced Nursing Practice and Health Development Nursing Fundamental Radiological Science, Clinical Radiological Science Fundamental Radiological Science, Clinical Radiological Science Laboratory Medicine and Science, Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science 1

School of Public Health Master s Program General Course to Train High- Level Clinical Research Administrators Course in Public Health and Genetic Counseling One-Year Course to train Physicians and Dentists for Clinical Research Health Informatics and Public Health, Health Administration and Public Health Health Informatics and Public Health Health Informatics and Public Health Health Informatics and Public Health *For offered fields (education and research field), please refer to the List of Research s from Page 16. 1: No application invited this time. 2

3. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants for the master s program and the integrated master s and doctoral program (master s program) must satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) Those who have graduated from a university (or expect to graduate by March 2016). (2) As stated in the Education Act No. 26 of 1947 (Ordinance No. 104, Item 4), those who have received a baccalaureate degree (or expect to receive one by March 2016). (3) Those who have completed 16 years of school education abroad (or expect completion by March 2016). (4) Those who have completed a program at a foreign university equivalent to 16 years of education through correspondence courses while residing in Japan (or expected to complete the program by March 2016. (5) Those who have completed a course of study through a university in a foreign country (limited to those who have completed 16 years of education in that country), including attendance at educational institutions of that country, and who complete a supplementary course stipulated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (or who expect to complete the program by March 2016). (6) Those who have completed a course at a vocational college (limited to colleges providing courses of four years or more, and who have completed a program separately stipulated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and who expect to complete the program by the date stipulated by the Minister. (or expected to complete the program by March 2016). (7) Those who have been selected for admission by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (for details, see Announcement No. 5 of 1953). (8) Those who have attended 3 or more years at a university, completed 15 years of education overseas, or completed 15 years of education at a foreign school through a correspondence course while residing in Japan: or those expecting to complete the program by March 2016 and have been recognized by the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine as having achieved a high level of academic excellence. (9) As stated in Ordinance No. 102, Item 2, those who have been enrolled in another graduate school and have achieved a sufficient level of academic excellence for admission to the program at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. (10) Those who are 22 years of age or older by March 2016 and are considered to have achieved an academic standard equivalent to those who have graduated from a university by individual admission screening. (EXPLANATORY REMARKS) A university mentioned in item (1), (8) and (10) refers to a 4-year university in Japan. Applicants who satisfy the conditions for items (8), (9) or (10), must pass the preliminary screening for admissions. a. Application Period for preliminary screening June 4 (Thu), 2015 June 11(Thu), 2015 b. Those who are interested in taking the preliminary screening should contact the Registrar s Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section before applying. 3

4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Applicants shall submit the documentation specified in the following Section (3) to the admission office within the application period. They shall sufficiently understand the contents of studies in the preferred divisions, directly notify the regents professors in the preferred divisions of their examination applications prior to submission of the application forms (by visiting the regents professors for interview), and receive approval. (1) Application period is from July 17 (Fri), 2015 to July 31 (Fri), 2015 (application must reach the office due NLT 17:00, July 31 (Fri), 2015). Please use the prescribed application envelope and send by registered and express delivery. Some application forms may reach the admission office on August 3 (Mon), 2015 or later. In this case, those postmarked on and before July 31 (Fri), 2015 shall be regarded as valid. (2) Applications should be addressed to: Graduate Academic Affairs Section, Educational Affairs Division Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575 Japan Tel: (+81) (0)22-717-8010 (3) APPLICATION DOCUMENTS DOCUMENTS APLICATION FORM/ RESUME ASPIRATIONS, MOTIVES, REASONS AND AMBITIONS EXAM ADMISSION TICKET. PHOTO ID TICKET ENVELOPE FOR MAILING EXAM ADMISSION TICKET TRANSCRIPT OF ACADEMIC RECORDS English score record. *<Your foreign language (English) proficiency is evaluated on TOEIC TOEFL or IELTS.> APPLICATION FEE, 30,000 by postal regular money order FEE PAYMENT SLIP CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (EXPECTED COMPLETION), ETC. A COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF ALIEN REGISTRATION OR RESIDENT S CARD (ONLY STUDENT STUDYING ABROAD) RETURN ENVELOPE FOR RECEIVING PASS/FAIL NOTICE AND ADMISSION DOCUMENTS PARTICULARS 1A Graduate School prescribed application form, with a recently taken photo affixed. 2Check the appropriate about presence of report with academic professor in the section Preferred fields. On a Graduate School prescribed application form (approximately 500 words long) Affix a photo to each of the prescribed application form and the photo ID ticket2. Enclose the prescribed, return-addressed stamped envelope ( 362 inside Japan). The office will send the admission ticket in this envelope so it should clearly bear your name, return address and postal code. Submit an official transcript of academic records issued by the president (dean) of your graduating university (graduate school) with the appropriate official seal (not required for graduates of Tohoku University School of Medicine). We don t return your score sheets submitted in principle. Please submit the official document(s) verifying that the result(s) of your TOEIC public test, TOEFL-iBT or IELTS test were achieved from a test taken within two years of Tohoku university entrance exam. Applications submitted after the application period will not be accepted. Result from non-public tests will not be accepted. In the case of TOEIC, please submit the original copy of your official score certificate. In case of IELTS, please submit the original copy of your official result transcript. 1The application fee is 30,000. Please Send it by postal remittance (do not fill in the space for the recipient). 2 MEXT Scholarship students are not required to pay the application fee. 3We take special measure excusing from paying the applicant fee for aplicants suffered from The Great East Japan Earthquake. Those who fulfill its condition should take procedure in the way of "another paper 1". 1Applicant s name should be entered on the slip (in two places). 2MEXT Scholarship students are not required to submit the fee payment slip. 3We take special measure excusing from paying the applicant fee for aplicants suffered from The Great East Japan Earthquake. Those who fulfill its condition should take procedure in the way of "another paper 1". Certificate of the completion (expected completion) of a master s degree or a certificate of the conferral (expected conferral) of a master s degree issued by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation. (Graduates of Tohoku University School of Medicine are not required to submit this form.) Candidates who stay in Japan (whose stay is over 90 days) must submit your copy of certificate of alien registration or resident s card (both front and back) at the application. Enclose the prescribed, return-addressed stamped envelope ( 205 inside Japan) for receiving the pass/fail notice. Also enclose the prescribed, return-addressed envelope for receiving admission procedure documents. The return address should be the address as of around early March, 2016 (postage is not necessary). 4

(4) IMPORTANT 1 Any blank spaces or irregularities found in applications may result in rejection of the application so applicants should exercise great care when filling out the application form. 2 If any of the information in an application is found to be false, it may result in cancellation of admission if the applicant is initially accepted. 3 The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. 4 Applicants who have satisfied the conditions for entry through preliminary screening should enclose a copy of their acceptance notification. 5. SCREENING (1) Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria, 1 The result of your TOEIC, TOEFL, or IELTS score 2 Essay score 3 Interview score 4 Application documents. Although there is no limit set on the quota to each division, we must limit the number of students we accept in the event of too many applicants applying for a certain division. They may not receive their first choice of division. They may, however, receive their second or third choice of division. Those who have a second or third choice should write in the space for Division You Apply For. You may also apply for Divisions in different Departments as their second choice and/or third choice. (2) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION DATE/TIME & SUBJECTS DATE TYPE OF TEST TIME SUBJECTS August 27 (Thu), 2015 Written examination from 10:00 to 11:30 Interview from 13:00 Short essay (on life science/ medical science, disability science, health science and public health) (3) EVALUATION OF FOREGIN LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) Your score of TOEIC, TOEFL or IELTS submitted at the application is converted into the normal score. If several score records are provided, the higher record is used for evaluation after the conversation. 5

6. LOCATION OF EXAMINATION Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Further information will be provided with the examination admission ticket. 7. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS & PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION (1) The identification numbers of the successful applicants will be posted at the entrance lobby of Bldg. No. 1 of the School of Medicine at 10:00 on September 10 (Thu), 2015, and also published on the website. For the results of examination, please check the Notification which will be mailed later. We cannot answer the examination result on the phone or via email. (2) We do not send the results of entrance examinations to examinees by telegraph. Please be advised that persons taking telegraph service orders around the site of the examination are not related to this university. (3) Admission documents will be mailed to successful applicants by the beginning of March 2016. (4) Fees for admission are as follows: Admission fee: 282,000 (expected) First semester tuition: 267,900 (annual tuition: 535,800) (expected) (Explanatory Remarks) 1. The amounts mentioned above may change if the fees are revised at school entry or during the period of the applicant s enrollment, in which case the new payment system will be applicable. 2. Information on exemptions from payment of admission or tuition fees or deferment of fees will be provided in the admission procedure document packet. (5) Applicants who are employed at the time of admission must submit a letter of consent from their employer. (6) The date of registration for admission is April 1, 2016. 6

8. OTHER INFORMATION (1) For students who already have full time jobs and may take longer than the standard number of years to complete their studies, our graduate school reviews and may provide an opportunity to plan a course schedule to fit such special circumstances. This system is termed Long-term Program for Students and students in this program are to pay the same total amount of tuition for the entire program as regular students. For further details on this system, contact the Registrar s Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section. It appears also on the website. :http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/post-grad/applicant.html (2) For inquiries regarding the entrance examination, applicants may enclose a return postcard or a return envelope (with their name, address and postal code with a 82 stamp (inside Japan) attached to it). (3) Applicants who would like to view questions in past entrance examinations may do so at Graduate Academic Affairs Section. However, question sheets should not be removed from the premises or photocopied. (The examination questions applicants are allowed to view are those for the previous year only). (4) Applicants requesting an application form through the mail should address the envelope to Request for Application for Master s Program in the Department of Medical Sciences, Request for Application for Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) in the Department of Disability Science or Request for Application for Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) in the Department of the Health Sciences for April entrance, and enclose a return envelope (34 cm 24 cm) with their name, address and postal code written on it and 250 stamps (inside Japan) attached (5) Handling of personal information 1) Personal information collected during the admission procedure is used only for the following purposes: admission-screening procedure, admission procedure as well as, after the entrance, scholarship/student welfare, and study guidance. Personal information will be used for no other purpose. 2) Individual information collected during the admission procedure is strictly handled, based on the "Personal Information Protection Regulations of Tohoku University. Personal information will not be disclosed or offered to a third party without specific prior written approval. 3) Applicants to the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine are understood to be in agreement with the content of the statement above. (6) Applicants requiring special care during the examination procedures and subsequent schooling should request advice in advance by contacting the Registrar s Office Graduate School of Medicine Academic Affairs Section. May 2015 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Graduate Academic Affairs Section 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575 Japan Tel: (+81) (0)22-717-8010 Email Address: m-daigakuin@grp.tohoku.ac.jp This application information can be viewed at the following website: :http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/ 7

DESCRIPTION OF GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAM 1. OBJECTIVE AND MISSION Master s Program in Medical Sciences Aims at cultivating researchers and educators in medical sciences, and human resources with expertise in medical sciences who can respond to industrial needs in the field of medical sciences. Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) of Disability Science For students who graduated in an area other than medical-related such as physical education, liberal arts and engineering, aims at cultivating human resources including researchers, teachers, and administrative officials who can make international contributions. For medical specialists such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists, aims at cultivating of leaders such as teachers who can take charge of graduate school education for medical related occupations or who can perform specialized medical rehabilitation. Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) of Health Sciences While forming the research and educational base at a global level on health science, aims at contributing to the maintenance and improvement of health as a right of human beings in an advanced welfare society. Accordingly aims at cultivating researchers and educators in health sciences, and advanced medical professionals. 4 Master s Program in School of Public Health 2. COURSE OF STUDY AND CURRICULUM In order to complete the master's programs and receive a degree, students must enroll in the program for two years or longer, and take a predetermined course of studies to acquire 30 credits or more, and have the necessary research supervision, complete a master's thesis and pass the final examination. Master s Program in Medical Sciences Master s degree (Medical Sciences) Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) of Disability Science Master s degree (Disability Sciences) Integrated Master s and Doctoral Program (Master s Program) of Health Sciences Course of Nursing Master s degree (Nursing) Course of Radiological Technology Master s degree (Health sciences) Course of Medical Technology Master s degree (Health sciences) 4 Master s Program in School of Public Health Master s degree (School of Public Health) 8

3. RESEARCH SUPERVISION All students who are admitted into the graduate program will be given research guidance in accordance with the research themes of the division the students belong to. Please refer to the List of Research s from Page16. (Explanatory Note) Research themes indicated with a have not been finalized so please contact the following for any inquiries: Graduate Academic Affairs Section, Educational Affairs Division Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575 Japan Tel: (+81) (0)22-717-8010 Email Address: m-daigakuin@grp.tohoku.ac.jp 4. ENTRANCE FEE/TUITION EXEMPTIONS (1) Exemption of Admission Fee Students recognized as being in severe financial difficulties are eligible to apply for exemption from payment of the admission fee (complete exemption or 50% exemption). (2) Exemption of Tuition Students recognized as being in severe financial difficulties are eligible to apply for tuition exemption (complete, 50%, or 1/3 exemption) if they have an excellent academic record. 5. SCHOLARSHIP FUND The Japan Student Services Organization offers students loans of up to 88,000 or 50,000 per month which you can choose (for first-level students as of 2015). 6. STUDENT ACCIDENT AND DISASTER INSURANCE, MEDICAL STUDENTS PURSUING STUDY AND RESEARCH This insurance covers damage or injury resulting from experiments, clinical research, university activities or extracurricular activities. The insurance premium is 2,790 for a period of two years (as of 2015). 9

7. INTRODUCTION TO THE DEPARTMENTS Introduction to the Department of Medical Sciences Master's Program Goals and distinctive features The goals are to raise educators and researchers who can contribute to the development of medicine and medical fields in Japan and international society, and to foster advanced medical professionals who will help realize safe and healthy society, where people can live in relief even when they are sick. To achieve the goals, we address bringing up people who have wide knowledge, flexible ideas, advanced information processing ability, a noble-minded sense of ethics, and practical techniques, unifying basic and clinical medicine education, Especially, the curriculum is composed so that even if the student is a graduate from other than faculty of medicine or related to medicine, he or she can harness the accumulated knowledge and skills, and develop it in the medicine and medical fields. Curriculum The curriculum is designed so that students can have a diverse and organic knowledge and practical techniques on basic and clinical medicine, and can determine their way after graduation according to their ability and direction.. The students can broadly choose their carrier options. The curriculum is divided into the following three subjects. Common subjects (14 credits, including one credit for research planning, and ten credits for thesis research. Learning the basis that is asked of people to contribute society as a medical professional who studies at a graduate school of medicine.) Ethics (cultivating a sense of ethics called for as a medical staff.) and basic medicine (to learn the basic knowledge of medicine and life science.) Specialized subjects (2 credits or more, learning the knowledge required for a master's thesis.) Program specialized subjects (2 or more credits) Acquiring knowledge that is useful for thesis research and the career development after graduation. In two years the following training is done: Rotation training (Experiencing research that is performed in the Department of Medical Sciences Master's Program.) Internship training (To acquire knowledge and technology required to carry on thesis research, training inside and outside the Department of Medical Sciences.) Besides research instructors, coordinating teachers guide individually over the completion plan. For research instruction, we introduce the multiple instructor system where an advising teacher participates along with a research instructor, which enables our students to receive multiphase research instruction. After graduation Entrance into the Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences (Doctoral Program). Employment at medical treatment and pharmaceutical institutions, and food-related and medical equipment development companies, and public offices (especially medical-related), etc. By occupation, they are a medicine researcher, biostatistician, clinical research coordinator, people responsible for medical information, clinical psychologist, psycho oncology specialist, etc. 10

Introduction to the Department of the Disability Sciences Integrated Master's and Doctoral Program (Master's Program) Distinctive features of the Department As technology advances and develops, current healthcare enables life prolongation of patients with refractory diseases. However, the number of people with physical/cognitive dysfunctions is rapidly increasing, and such patients suffer from complicated/multiple disabilities. In this situation, rehabilitation is required to cope with a large variety of diseases, and its methods and roles are changing. Rehabilitation needs new ideas from different viewpoints. Aiming to increase and develop human resources with higher levels of knowledge and rich humanity who can respond to complicated/multiple disabilities, we need to establish an interdisciplinary scientific field incorporating conventional rehabilitation medicine. In this department, we make efforts to respond to social needs so that those with disabilities can achieve functional recovery, reduced need of nursing care, social rehabilitation and resettlement. We also attempt to explore new treatment, rehabilitation and nursing care techniques and establish new healthcare systems including analysis, assessment and prevention of various disabilities. In order to attain these goals, we introduce medicine & science in sports & exercise, physical engineering, neuroscience, neuropsychology, epileptology, behavioral medicine, musical acoustic medicine, and biomechatronics into conventional rehabilitation medicine, in order to unify the basic and clinical fields. In this manner, we promote a wider range of educational/research activities. (1) Educational distinction The educational distinction is to give graduate school education on "disability sciences" to the following students: those who graduate from specialized areas other than medical fields such as gymnastics, pharmacology, life science, agricultural science, health science, nursing, nutritional science, psychology, education, liberal arts, engineering, music etc. those who work as healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, clinical laboratory technicians and nurses, and music therapists. (2) Research distinction Since its establishment in 1994, this department has been positioned as the only department of disability sciences among the medical research courses of graduate schools in Japan. In this department, researchers have been consistently engaged in various scientific programs focusing on the identification of causes of physical/cognitive dysfunctions, prevention of disabilities and rehabilitation. We aim to develop human resources that can continue to promote research activities independently and contribute to international society by learning new disability sciences, receiving rehabilitation education, and accumulating the ability needed for the provision of healthcare. In this department, we promote research activities aimed at developing the confidence of researchers/instructors/administrators who are familiar with these fields and senior instructors who can provide professional rehabilitation. Curriculum Introduction and training of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Behavioral Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Restorative Neuromuscular Rehabilitation, Epileptology, Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Musical Acoustic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, etc. After graduation The employment opportunities for the graduates are satisfactory because our globally unique research activities focusing on disability sciences perfectly match current social needs. Many seniors have already been engaged in various professional fields and have played important 11

roles in universities and research institutes in Japan and foreign countries. (1) Researcher of disability sciences (2) Educator/leader of disability sciences (3) Researchers of neuroscience and medical science (4) 4-year university teaching staff for medical related occupations (physical therapist, occupational therapist, nurse, etc.) (5) Administrative official who has professional expertise in disability sciences (6) Pharmaceutical companies, general companies, public servants 12

Introduction to the Department of Health Sciences Integrated Master's and Doctoral Program (Master's Program) The students aim to be advanced professionals, and educators and researchers. We accept students from other fields as well as graduates from the health sciences fields. There are many students from the workforce entering this Department, and we support them with such as long-term learning, lectures at night and seminars. There is a way to qualify to take the entrance examination by the preliminary review prior to the graduate school examination for those who graduate from a medical junior college and have work experience. The Department of Health Sciences is divided into three courses by the curriculum. For completion, the student must obtain 30 credits in core and elective subjects in lectures and master's thesis preparation (thesis research). In each course, the student must acquire more than two credits from the common elective subjects including the subjects specified in each course. Thesis research is ten credits. Select the field to major in and the instructor for the thesis. The remaining credits are acquired from the special subjects in each field. Students of the nursing course need to acquire more than eight credits and those of the radiological technology course and the medical technology course need to acquire more than ten credits. Nursing Course: The Nursing Course is composed of two main courses, General Nursing Course and Public Health Nurse Training Course. The General Nursing Course is divided into the two domains of Advanced Nursing Practice and Health Development Nursing, and Family Nursing, which are then subdivided into the 13 specialties of Science of Nursing Practice, Nursing Education and Administration, Gerontologica1 Nursing, Nursing Science of Community Health Care System, Community Health, International Nursing Management, Adult Health Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Palliative Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Maternal Nursing, and Women's Health Nursing. Advanced Nursing Practice and Health Development Nursing is the domain for research and education on development and assessment of nursing skills, construction of nursing theory needed for promoting public health and supporting independent life, management of nursing education, the establishment of nursing ethics, promotion of the individual, group and community health. Family Nursing is the domain for research and education on the methods for retaining, improving and supporting the family function on the basis of family unit as the target of nursing and the properties and life events of the family unit. Access our website, etc. for the research detailed research in each field. Students who have nurse licenses and aim to be certified nurse specialists, can study through the curriculums of oncology nursing and pediatric nursing. The Public Health Nursing Training Course includes two specialties of Nursing Science of Community Health Care System and Public Health Nursing. This course not only offers specific education for students aiming to become public health nurses, but also provides recurrent education curriculums for students with public health nurse licenses. 13

Radiological Technology Course: The Radiological Technology Course is divided into two domains of Fundamental Radiological Science and Clinical Radiological Science, which are subdivided into seven specialties of Noninvasive Diagnostic Imaging, Radiological Imaging and Informatics, Clinical Radiological Science, Diagnostic Image Processing, Diagnostic Image Analysis, Radiological Examination and Technology, and Therapeutic Radiology. Fundamental Radiological Science promotes the basic and applied research required to develop diagnostic imaging device, medical treatment equipment, and their applied technologies. Clinical Radiological Science is the domain to research and educate on broad diagnostic technologies used for various clinical diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine technologies as functional diagnosis, quality control and assurance in radiodiagnosis and radiotherapy, and medical physics of a radiotherapy planning system, oncology, and radiobiology. Refer to the Website, etc. for detailed research in each field. Students aim to be a medical physicist, can learn by the curriculum centering on therapeutic radiology. Medical Technology Course: The Medical Technology Course is divided into two domains of Laboratory Medicine and Science, and Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science, which are subdivided into seven specialties of Molecular and Functional Dynamics, Medical Microbiology, Mycology and Immunology, Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Pathology and Histotechnology, Clinical Physiology, Molecular Hematology, and Pathophysiology. Laboratory Medicine and Science is the domain for fundamental research and education for laboratory medicine and science including basic research in the areas of molecular biology, molecular genetics, analytical chemistry, infection and immunity, endocrinology and metabolism, and applied research that lays emphasis on basic research. Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science is the domain especially for advanced research and education aiming at clinical applications in areas that meet more clinical settings such as pathology and histotechnology, clinical physiology, pathophysiology. Refer to the website, etc. for detailed research in each field. After graduation (1) Enter the Doctoral Program of Graduate School of Medicine, or other Department or doctoral programs in other university (2) Teachers at universities (3) Health nurse, birth attendant, nurse, clinical radiologist, clinical laboratory technologist at a university hospital or public hospital (4) Engineer at a local public body or pharmaceutical company 14

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List of Research s 1 Medical Sciences Master s Program *When applying, it is desirable to contact an applicable instructor (for the first choice to third choice) *Please contact: 022-717-xxxx * : No application invited this time. * : Professor of additional post Department Cell Biology Physiology Sciences Pathology Radiation Biology Yoshio Hosoi (8131) Organ Anatomy Yuji Owada (8037) Stem Cell Biology and Histology Mari Dezawa (8025) Molecular Biology and Applied Physiology Shigeki Shibahara (8113) Biochemistry Kazuhiko Igarashi (7596) Medical Biochemistry Masayuki Yamamoto (8084) Neurophysiology Hajime Mushiake (8152) Physiology Yoshio Maruyama (8066) Medical Physiology Hajime Mushiake (8072) Molecular Pharmacology Teruyuki Yanagisawa (8064) Pharmacology Kazuhiko Yanai (8055) Clinical Pharmaceutical Science Nariyasu Mano (7525) Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences Hiromu Yawo (022-217-6208) Advanced Cell Transplantation Masafumi Goto (7895) Molecular Pathology Akira Horii (8042) Histopathology Hironobu Sasano (8050) Mechanisms of cancer stem cell radioresistance. Roles of DNA double strand breaks repair in radiation sensitivity Biological effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (http://www.radbio.med.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html) Molecular basis for cellular lipid homeostasis in the brain and immune organ Development of the cerebral cortex Induction of DNA fragmentation and its repair (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/02/index.html) A novel type of intrinsic pluripotent stem cells that reside in mesenchymal tissues; Muse cells. Neurodegenerative and Muscle degenerative diseases Diabetes mellitus, liver and heart disease Tissue stem cells and their characterization (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/03/index.html) Differentiation of sensory pigment cells Regulation of heme metabolism and erythroid differentiation Molecular bases for hypoxic response (http://www.mbap.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Gene regulatory networks for cancer Gene regulatory networks in immune system Protein networks in transcription and chromatin (http://www.biochem.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Molecular mechanism of heamatopoiesis Cytoprotective gene expression system responding to carcinogen (http://www.dmbc.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Studies on neurophysiology Function of synapse and receptor, and plastic changes in neuronal functions (http://www.neurophys.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Analysis of ion channels by patch-clamp techniques Cloning of ion channels Electrophysiological analysis of cortical neurons in behaving animals Cortical mechanisms underlying cognitive action controls Dynamical brain function by Multi-channel recording and optogenetics (http://www.neurophysiology.med.tohoku.ac.jp) Pharmacology of cardiovascular/nervous systems and signal transduction Molecular and cellular mechanisms of functional and spatiotemporal regulation of signaling protein supra-complexes Molecular mechanisms of drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction (http://www.pharmacology.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Behavioral pharmacology, Neurochemistry, Molecular Neuropharmacology Dementia diagnosis in very early stages of the disease Molecular pharmacology of insulin secretion (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/org/medical/12/index.html) Disease proteomics and metabolomics Elucidation of physiological role of small molecules Study on management of pharmacotherapy (http://www.pharm.hosp.tohoku.ac.jp/study/index.html) Molecular optogenetics Developmental connectomics Optogenetic analysis of neural network plasticity Skeletal muscle development (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/nsgcoe/en/eng/member/yawo/index.html) The study on regulation of innate immune responses in cell transplantation The study on induction of immunological tolerance in cell transplantation The study on molecular mechanism of organ preservation (http:// www.tohoku-islets.com) Elucidation of molecular pathogenesis in human cancer Cancer stem cells Mechanistic analyses of resistance to anti-cancer drugs Epigenetics and human diseases (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/13/index.html) Pathogenic mechanism and genetics of autoimmune diseases Pathogenic mechanism of lymphoproliferative disorder Molecular mechanism of allergogenic response 16

Department Internal medicine Anatomic Pathology Hironobu Sasano (8050) Virology Hitoshi Oshitani (8211) Imnunology Naoto Ishi i (8096) Laboratory Animal Medicine Ichiro Miyoshi (8174) Nephrology Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine Sadayoshi Ito Takefumi Mori (7163) Hematology and Rheumatology Hideo Harigae (7165) Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnosis Mitsuo Kaku (7373) Radiation Oncology Keiichi Jingu (7312) Cardiovascular Medicine Hiroaki Shimokawa (7153) Emerging Infectious Diseases Masakazu Ichinose (8220) Respiratory Medicine Masakazu Ichinose (8539) Neuroendocrinology Keiichi Itoi (022-795-4741) Biomedical Imaging Yoshifumi Saijo (8514) Occupational Medicine Hajime Kurosawa (7874) An analysis of steroidogenesis and steroid hormone actions Basis of histo- and cyto-pathological diagnosis (http://www.plaza.umin.ac.jp/^steroid/) Pathogenesis and molecular epidemiology of viral infections Epidemiology and control of viral infections Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases Viral diseases in developing countries (http://www.virology.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Immunological tolerance and a break in immunological tolerance Immunological memory medicated by T cells Crosstalk between the intestinal mucosal immunity and the systemic immunity Inflammatory signals in effector T cells (http://www.immunol.med.tohoku.ac.jp//english/indexe.html) Development and analysis of animal model by transgenic and gene targeting technology (ttp://www.ilas.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Studies on structure, function and diseases of the kidney Studies on pathogenesis and treatment of hypertension Studies on endocrine (hormone) systems To investigate pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy and to establish the therapeutic strategy against it. (http://www.int2.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Diagnosis and treatment for hematological and autoimmune disease. (http://www.rh.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Synthetic research on infection control (epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention) Research on mechanism of infection (microbial pathogenesis, transmissibility, drug resistance, host resistance, and host immune response) Research and development on infection treatment and novel treatment Infection crisis management study Laboratory diagnostics (research on the diagnostic methods for infectious diseases) (http://www.tohoku-icnet.ac) Development of stereotactic radiation therapy and IMRT Research on chemoradiotherapy for cancer Development of microdosimetry Research on radiosensitivity of cancer cells Research on radiotherapy using functional imaging Development of adaptive radiotherapy (http://www.radiol.med.tohoku.ac.jp/chiryo/) Pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases Development of novel therapies for cardiovascular diseases Clinical epidemiological studies on cardiovascular diseases (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/26/index.html) Development of diagnosis for latent TB infection. Preparedness for disaster-related infectious diseases. Pathogenesis of tropical infectious diseases. Lung structure, function and respiratory diseases Basic science in lung cancer and molecular targeting Pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory lung diseases (lung fibrosis, COPD, asthma) Pathogens of infectious respiratory diseases and therapies. (http://www.rm.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Analyses of the structure and function of hypothalamic neuroendocrine neurons Functional analyses of brainstem noradrenergic neurons (http://www.bio.is.tohoku ac.jp/) Visualization of cardiovascular dynamics Ultra high resolution biomedical imaging Clinical cardiology Medical ultrasound (http://www.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp/imaging/) Approaches for health promotion (quit smoking, physical activity, nutritional support, etc) Mental health in workplace Respiratory physiology, respiratory medicine, sleep disordered breathing (http://www.doh.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) 17

Department Reproductive and Developmental Medicine Surgery Neuroscience and Sensory Organs Pediatric Surgery Masaki Nio (7237) Gynecology Nobuo Yaegashi (7252) Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine Nobuo Yaegashi (7252) Advanced Surgical Science and Technology Noriaki Ohuchi (7214) Surgical Oncology Noriaki Ohuchi (7210) Orthopaedic Surgery Eiji Itoi (7245) HBP Surgery Michiaki Unno (7202) Cardiovascular Surgery Yoshikatsu Saiki (7220) Urology Youichi Arai (7278) Anesthesiology and Perioperative Masanori Yamauchi (7202) Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Shigeki Kushimoto (7487) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Masahiro Tachi (7334) Neurology Masashi Aoki (7189) Management of carry-over patients in pediatric surgery Psychological care for the patients with pediatric surgery and their families (http://www.ped-surg.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Gynecologic oncology Reproduction and endocrinology (http://www.ob-gy.med.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html) Obstetrics Fetal physiology, Fetal pathology (http://www.ob-gy.med.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html) Organ transplant coordination (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/35/index.html) Cancer research based on nano-biotechnology Highly precise diagnostic system for cancer by Quantum-dot labeled immunohistochemistry (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/org/medical/36/index.html) (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/org/contribute107/index.html) Anatomy and Function of Bone and Joints (http://www.ortho.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Molecular mechanism of liver cancer, biliary cancer and pancreatic cancer (http://www.surg1.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Prevention of spinal cord ischemia during reparative surgery for aortic aneurysm. Strategy for surgical management of end-stage heart failure. Urologic oncology (molecular biology, glycobiology) Reconstructive pelvic surgery Neurogenic bladder Regeneration in urologic surgery Minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment Andrology and infertility Adrenal surgery and endocrinology Sexual dysfunction Outcome research Surgical insult makes perioperative inflammation, repair machanism Anesthesia and perioperative management impact on long-term outcome Anesthesia, anesthetics and immune depression The mechanism of apoptosis of immune cells by anesthetics Transformation of immune cell signaling by anesthetic Bio-marker of sepsis Critical Care Medicine Mechanism of neural blockade Outcome of pain clinic patients Analgesia for rehabilitation and sports athlete Elucidation of pathophysiology and control of systemic inflammatory response syndrome Pathophysiological analysis of post-cardiac arrest syndrome and development of therapeutic approach Pathophysiological analysis and control of coagulo-fibrinolytic responses in stress conditions Analysis of pathophysiology and therapeutic control of circulatory shock Pathophysiological analysis and development of management strategy for severe trauma Pathophysiological analysis and development of management strategy for severe burns Development of emergency medical care system Development of systematic framework for disaster medicine Wound healing and bacterial biofilm Chronic wound (http://prs.main.jp/) Studies on etiopathogenesis of neuroimmunological diseases Elucidation of molecular mechanism and exploration of novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases Elucidation of molecular mechanism and exploration of novel therapeutics for muscular diseases Identification of genetic cause of neuromuscular diseases using next generation sequencer Analysis of neurodegenerative diseases using functional and molecular imaging technique (http://www.neurol.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) 18

Department Health Informatics and Public Health Health Administration and Public Health Neurosurgery Teiji Tominaga (7230) Neuroendovascular Therapy Akira Takahashi (7195) Psychiatry Hiroo Matsuoka (7260) Dermatology Setsuya Aiba (7271) Ophthalmology Toru Nakazawa (7292) Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Yukio Katori (7301) Epidemiology Ichiro Tsuji (8123) Biostatistics Takuhiro Yamaguchi (7659) Medical Infomatics Jun Nakaya (7501) Medical Genetics Shigeo Kure (8139) Health Administration and Policy Kenji Fujimori (8127) Environmental Health Sciences and Molecular Toxicology Takaaki Akaike (8164) Forensic Medicine Masato Funayama (8107) Genesis, proliferation, and therapy of brain tumors Cerebrovascular disease Reconstruction of neuronal function Neurosurgical application of shock wave Development of less invasive neurosurgery Pathogenesis and treatment of intractable epilepsy (http://www.hosp.tohoku.ac.jp/shinryou/s25_nousinkei.html) Flow dynamics analysis of experimental brain aneurysms Development of novel therapy for malignant brain tumors (http://www.ivns.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Psychological evaluation and intervention for early psychosis, liaisonconsultation, and disorders in childhood and adolescent (http://www.psytohoku.ac/) Molecular pathology of cutaneous acquired immune system. Hair cycle physiology and the molecular pathology of alopecia. Pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases. Studies for diagnosis and treatments of skin tumors. Molecular biology of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Development of melanocytes and molecular biology of depigmentation and pigmentation. Innate immunity and antimicrobial peptides in skin diseases Instrumentation engineering of skin physiological function. In vivo metrology of skin physiology. The establishment of the evaluation system to identify immunotoxic chemicals. (http://www.derma.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Elucidation of retinal ganglion cell death and drug design for optic nerve protection Development of regenerative medical treatment technologies and surgical devices for ophthalmology Elucidation of glaucoma by genetic and molecular biological analysis Elucidation and clinical study of retinal and choroidal diseases Elucidation and clinical study of corneal and conjunctival diseases Elucidation and clinical study of neuro-ophthalmologic diseases Deafness and vertigo Hearing mechanism Eustachian tube Nasal diseases Head and neck malignancies Salivary gland lesions Swallowing function Vocal function Taste and olfactory function (http://www.orl.med.tohoku.ac.jp) Epidemiology of cancer and cardiovascular disease Health life expectancy Nutritional epidemiology, Exercise epidemiology Clinical epidemiology, Evidence-based medicine Evaluation of health care services (http://www.pbhealth.med.tohoku.ac.jp) Design and analysis of medical research Medical information management Utilization of medical data resources (http://www.biostat.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) Medical Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Bio Informatics BioClinical IT Infrastructure for Future Medicine Regional Medical and Welfare Information Network Translational Research Informatics (TRI) IT Analysis on BioMedical Informatics International Standardization and Intellectual Properties in Medical Informatics Ethics and Laws in Medical Informatics (http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/org/medical/54/) Identification and characterization of pathogenic genes in genetic diseases Genetic counseling (http://www.ped.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) DPC(Diagnosis Procedure Combination) and e-claim data payment system, medical procedure, health care expenditure Regional medical program. Molecular environmental toxicology Oxidative stress and toxicology of reactive oxygen species Chemical biology and physiological function of reactive oxygen species Environmental response and health and host defense Molecular pathogenesis of infectious diseases Molecular preventive medicine for oxidative stress diseases (http://www.toxicosci.med.tohoku.ac.jp/index.html) Toxicological screens using LC/MS/MS (http://www.forensic.med.tohoku.ac.jp/) 19