On January 2020, 1, the school corporation Hyogo College of Medicine (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture) integrated Hyogo College of Medicine (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture) and Hyogo College of Medicine (Chuo Ward, Kobe City) within the corporation to provide new medical care. Announced that it is preparing to apply to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with the aim of creating a comprehensive university.The name after the integration is planned to be Hyogo College of Medicine for both corporations and universities.
Hyogo College of Medicine opened "Hyogo College of Medicine" in April 1972.In 4, he established "Hyogo University of Health Sciences".Hyogo College of Medicine has a Faculty of Pharmacy, a Faculty of Nursing, and a Faculty of Rehabilitation, and has been conducting research and education for 2007 years with the concept of team medical care with Hyogo College of Medicine.
This time, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Hyogo College of Medicine, we will integrate and strengthen the corporate management and organizational system with the aim of further improving the quality of doctors, enhancing the education and research system, and improving the quality of education.At the same time, we aim to raise awareness and reputation as a "medical university".
Upon integration, the 3 faculties and 3 graduate schools of Hyogo College of Medicine will be merged into the faculties and graduate schools of Hyogo College of Medicine. Four faculties, "Faculty of Medicine," "Faculty of Pharmacy," "Faculty of Nursing," and "Faculty of Rehabilitation," will be established.In addition, curriculums such as joint lectures will be organized in all faculties to enhance mutual recognition among multiple medical occupations.The graduate school has four graduate schools: "Graduate School of Medicine," "Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences," "Graduate School of Nursing," and "Graduate School of Medical Sciences."
At the time of this integration plan, Rikiyoshi Oshiro, President of Hyogo College of Medicine, and Koichi Noguchi, President of Hyogo College of Medicine, said, "Until now, there was an awareness that it was a different university while collaborating, but by integrating it, it will be clinical. I hope that the field and the educational field will meet and become closer and more active than before. ”“ As a doctor, I would like to further strengthen the awareness of team medical care, which is the demand of the times. ”
In the future, the "Two Universities Integration Preparation Office (tentative name)" will be set up in January 2020, and an application for integration will be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in March 1. After official approval during 2, a new Hyogo College of Medicine is scheduled to be established in April 2021.The number of students after the integration will be about 3.
* 2 The university integration plan is just a plan.We are currently preparing to apply to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and may change depending on the situation.
