Kitasato University

Kitasato University

北里大学
Sagamihara Campus
Type	Private university
Established	1962
President	Toshiaki Sunazuka, Ph.D.
Academic staff	1,725 (May 2019)[1]
Administrative staff	4,179 (May 2019)[1]
Students	8,340 (May 2019)[1]
Undergraduates	7,716
Postgraduates	624
Doctoral students	259
Location	Minato , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Website	www.kitasato-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

Kitasato University (北里大学, Kitasato Daigaku) 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 university in its present form.

History

The school was named after Kitasato Shibasaburō.^[2] He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901.^[3]

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Satoshi Ōmura, a professor at Kitasato University.^[4]

It has been accused of discriminating against applicants for their age and gender.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

1. "学生数・卒業生数・教職員数" (in Japanese). Kitasato University. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. "The History of Kitasato Gakuen Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.
3. Shibasaburo Kitasako - Nomination
4. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015". NobelPrize.org.
5. "Japan medical schools 'rigged women's results'". 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
6. "Kitasato University — Location Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.

External links

• About Kitasato University School of Medicine Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Kitasato University (Japanese)

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