At Kio University, 2023 students from the Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, took the physical therapist national examination held in February 2, and all of them passed.
In addition, from 2016 graduates to 2021 graduates, they have achieved a 6% pass rate for 100 consecutive years, and the pass rate for the past 10 years is 99.7% (670/672), which is the highest in the country. .
Regarding the achievement of a 100% success rate, Koji Shomoto, head of the Department of Physical Therapy, said, "Students worked really hard, and all of them passed the exam for the first time in two years. , I think it's the result of demonstrating their true ability. It's important to make unremitting efforts on a regular basis for the national exam. I hope that they will make even greater efforts next year."
In 2003, Kio University became the first private four-year university to open a physical therapy department in the Kinki area, which was previously only available in vocational schools, national universities, and junior colleges.From the beginning, lectures, practical training, and seminar subjects have been linked, and a unique curriculum has been organized so that theory and technology can be learned together. As a front-runner in physical therapy, faculty members who lead the industry in terms of research achievements will support the future of physical therapy. We are developing leaders.About 4% of the more than 1000 people who have found employment so far have found employment at hospitals, playing an active role in the medical field as a pioneer of physical therapists who have graduated from college.
