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Kitasato University

Medical university in Tokyo, Japan

Summary

Medical university in Tokyo, Japan

Field	Value
name	Kitasato University
native_name	北里大学
image_name	Kitasato-sagamihara.jpg
image_size	250
caption	Sagamihara Campus
established	1962
type	Private university
president	Toshiaki Sunazuka, Ph.D.
city	Minato
state	Tokyo
country	Japan
faculty	1,725 (May 2019)
administrative_staff	4,179 (May 2019)
students	8,340 (May 2019)
undergrad	7,716
postgrad	624
doctoral	259
campus	Urban
website

Kitasato University is a private medical university headquartered in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The head of the university is on the Shirokane campus, neighboring the original Kitasato Institute, the first private medical research facility in Japan which was the starting point for the existing university.

History

The school was named after Kitasato Shibasaburō, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901.

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Satoshi Ōmura, a professor at Kitasato University.

In 2018, it was accused of discriminating against applicants for their age and gender.

Organization

Undergraduate schools

School of Pharmacy
School of Veterinary Medicine
School of Medicine
School of Marine Biosciences
School of Nursing
School of Science
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biological Sciences
School of Allied Health Sciences
- Department of Health Science
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology
- Department of Rehabilitation
School of Frontier Engineering
School of Health Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Graduate schools

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
Graduate School of Marine Biosciences
Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Frontier Engineering
Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences

Vocational schools

Kitasato Junior College of Health and Hygienic Sciences
Kitasato Nursing School

Research institutes

Ōmura Satoshi Memorial Institute

Affiliated hospitals

Kitasato University Hospital
Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital
Kitasato University Medical Center

Academics

Its major educational facilities are on the Sagamihara campus, 60 km west of central Tokyo. The departments include the School of Medicine, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, School of Marine Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Science.

References

"学生数・卒業生数・教職員数". Kitasato University.
"[http://www.med.kitasato-u.ac.jp/eng/History.pdf The History of Kitasato Gakuen] {{Webarchive. link. (31 July 2009 ." ''Kitasato University''.)
[https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=4874 Shibasaburo Kitasako - Nomination]
"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015".
(2018-12-14). "Japan medical schools 'rigged women's results'".
"[http://www.med.kitasato-u.ac.jp/eng/Location.pdf Kitasato University — Location] {{Webarchive. link. (31 July 2009 ." ''Kitasato University''.)

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