Tokyo Healthcare University

Tokyo Healthcare University (東京医療保健大学, Tōkyō Iryō Hoken Daigaku) is a private university headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Healthcare University
東京医療保健大学
National Hospital Organization Campus
Former names
Aobagakuen Junior College
TypePrivate university
Established2005
PresidentSatoshi Kimura, M.D.
Academic staff
231 (full time),
224 (part time)[1]
Administrative staff
96[1]
Students2,539[1]
Undergraduates2,378[1]
Postgraduates161[1]
Location, ,
Japan
Websitewww.thcu.ac.jp/english/

The university offers health professional education programs in undergraduate and graduate levels.

History

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The predecessor of the university, Aobagakuen Junior College, was established as a women's two-year junior college in 1966. It became coeducational in 2001 and it was reorganized into a four-year university in 2005.

Campuses

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Gotanda Campus
 
Setagaya Campus

Organization

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Undergraduate schools

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The university has five divisions of nursing. Their entrance examinations and educations are conducted separately.

  • Faculty of Healthcare: Gotanda and Setagaya Campus
  • Higashigaoka Faculty of Nursing: National Hospital Organization Campus
    • Division of Nursing
  • Tachikawa Faculty of Nursing: National Hospital Organization Tachikawa Campus
    • Division of Nursing
  • Chiba Faculty of Nursing: Funabashi Campus
    • Division of Nursing
  • Wakayama Faculty of Nursing: Onominato and Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center Campus
    • Division of Nursing
  • Department of Midwifery (one-year program): Gotanda Campus

Graduate schools

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  • Postgraduate School of Healthcare: Gotanda Campus
  • Postgraduate School of Nursing: National Hospital Organization Campus
  • Wakayama Postgraduate School of Nursing: Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center Campus
  • Chiba Postgraduate School of Nursing: Funabashi Campus

Notable alums

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "学校教育法施行規則に基づく教育情報の公開" (in Japanese). Tokyo Healthcare University. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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