Dokkyo Medical University is a part of Dokkyo Group of Academic Institutions (Dokkyo Gakuen). Dokkyo Gakuen was established in Tokyo in 1883 as Doitsugaku Kyokai Gakko under the sponsorship of Nishi Amane, Yamagata Aritomo, and Katsura Taro. Doitsugaku Kyokai Gakko later became Dokkyo Gakuen, which was founded by Teiyu Amamo, and Minato Seki. Dokkyo Gakuen re-established junior and senior high schools in 1948. In 1964, Dokkyo Gakuen established Dokkyo University in Saitama for its 80-year anniversary. Subsequently, Dokkyo Gakuen established a medical school, Dokkyo Medical University in 1973 in Mibu, Tochigi. Its University Hospital, Saitama Medical Center, and Nikko Medical Center are now the biggest medical complex in northern area of Kanto.
Organization of Dokkyo Medical University
Undergraduate programs
School of Medicine (B.S.): Department of Medicine
School of Nursing (B.S.): Department of Nursing
Graduate program
Graduate School of Medicine (Ph.D. in Medicine)
Graduate School of Nursing (Ph.D. in Nursing)
Graduate Program of Midwifery
Hospitals
Dokkyo University Hospital
Saitama Medical Center (formerly Koshigaya Hospital)
Nikko Medical Center
Nursing Schools
Nursing School Affiliated to Dokkyo Medical University
Misato Nursing School Affiliated to Dokkyo Medical University
Student and staff numbers
Students
Graduate School of Medicine: 165
Graduate School of Nursing: 25
School of Medicine: 747
School of Nursing: 405
Graduate School of Midwifery: 10
Nursing School Affiliated to DMU: 303
Misato Nursing School Affiliated to DMU: 132
Faculty
Professors: 74
Associate professors: 88
Full-time instructors: 150
Organization of Dokkyo Gakuen
Dokkyo Medical University
Dokkyo University
Himeji Dokkyo University
Dokkyo Junior High School & Senior High School
Dokkyo Saitama Junior High School & Senior High School
