Educational Policy of Graduate School of Health Sciences (Doctor's Course) (Medical Laboratory Science / Advanced Research Course)
Fundamental Educational Goals
On the Clinical Laboratory Science and Advanced Research Course, we are committed to fulfilling our most crucial mission demanded by society: to enhance our educational activities. Based on the achievements of our advanced research activities so far, we foster the ability for students to actively participate in "knowledge creation," and through dialogue and discussion among students and with faculty members, we support the nurturing of rich individuality. We provide education to equip students with a wide range of abilities and to develop people who can play a central role in a wide range of fields involving medical care both domestically and abroad.
Exemplary Students
Educators and researchers who can independently research and develop educational programs and equipment/technologies related to health, medical care, and welfare, based on "interprofessional work," for the practice and establishment of health promotion.
The Clinical Laboratory Science and Advanced Research Course has set the "practice and establishment of health promotion" as its goal. We aim to achieve this through "the practice and establishment of health promotion" based on the educational philosophy of "Inter-Professional Work" We will foster educators and researchers who can independently research the development of educational programs and equipment/technologies related to health, medical care, and welfare, responding to the demands of society.
Specifically, we will develop the following five abilities:
○ Implementation Ability: Individuals who can define issues in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science, utilize differences, and present new findings and solutions to society for the advancement of medical science and health promotion.
○ Inquiry Ability: Individuals who can uniquely identify and explore key issues in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science.
○ Communication Ability: Individuals who can demonstrate leadership in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science.
○ Specialized Ability: Individuals with independent research abilities who can discover new findings and develop new equipment and technologies.
○ Liberal Arts Ability: Individuals with diverse perspectives and flexible ideas about various values, who can respond quickly and wisely to social changes such as globalization.
Degree Policy
The Clinical Laboratory Science and Advanced Research Course awards degrees to students who have studied for the prescribed period of time, acquired the following competencies and earned the credits required for graduation.
Abilities acquired: Implementation Ability, Inquiry Ability, Communication Ability, Specialized Ability, Liberal Arts Ability
【Implementation Ability】The ability to define issues in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science, capitalize on differences, and present new insights and solutions to society for the improvement of medical science and health promotion.
Ability to explain the necessity of improving medical science and health promotion in clinical laboratory science.
Ability to understand differences with other specialties while dealing with issues in clinical laboratory science and solving them collaboratively.
Ability to disseminate new findings and solutions to society in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science throughout one's life.
【Inquiry Ability】The ability to identify key issues in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science in an original way.
【Inquiry Ability】The ability to identify key issues in the practice, education, research, and human resource development of clinical laboratory science in an original way.
【Communication Ability】The ability to exhibit leadership in the practice, education, research, and talent development of clinical laboratory science.
The ability to clearly convey knowledge and techniques to others in the field of clinical laboratory science.
The ability to identify and explain their role in team-based healthcare grounded in clinical laboratory science.
The ability to engage in discussions with other healthcare professionals by understanding their position, knowledge, and skills.
The ability to establish mutually beneficial relationships that transcend professional areas through smooth communication.
【Specialized Ability】The ability to possess independent research capabilities, discover new insights, and innovate equipment and techniques.
As a highly specialized professional in clinical laboratory science, students can expand knowledge, research methods, and clinical techniques.
Students can deeply integrate knowledge and skills to discover new insights and create new clinical devices and equipment.
【Liberal Arts Ability】The ability to have diverse values and flexible thinking, to swiftly adapt to societal changes like globalization, and to independently strengthen their intellect.
Can gather and analyze information and use it appropriately.
Can explain societal changes such as globalization.
Can connect learning from a broad range of values to their own growth.
Curriculum Policy
In order to foster individuals on the Clinical Laboratory Science and Advanced Research Course who have acquired the abilities advocated in the Degree Policy, we will design and implement an educational curriculum based on the following principles and ideas.
Education Implementation Policy
We implement education that fosters the ability for students to continuously learn independently towards the practice of a sustainable society.
Education principles, methods, and evaluation
From a perspective of autonomous, dialogic, and deep learning, rather than emphasizing "what was taught", we emphasize "what the student can now do", and we provide the following educational content and methods in General Education, Specialized Education, and Language Education respectively.
【General Education】
We aim to foster generic skills that are universally required by all students and provide practical activities where students can learn and grow together.
The Degree Policy of the Clinical Laboratory Science and Advanced Research Course stipulates that the standard course length for a doctoral program is 3 years, and it is necessary to acquire the minimum completion requirements defined in this subprogram, receive necessary research guidance, conduct interim presentations, and undergo examinations and final exams for the doctoral thesis.
In the first year "Introduction to Degree Program", we outline a learner-centered approach for this subprogram, learning goals and outcomes, research ethics, intellectual property rights, and information security for student-led learning. In the "Inter-Professional Work" course, students from different fields and supporting teachers engage in multidisciplinary collaboration over a long period by debating with each other about health, medical, and welfare issues in the community, aiming to explore and solve multiple issues. Many students are working adults, many of whom are employed in educational institutions and local hospitals. We aim to encourage such individuals to continue to contribute to the practical implementation and establishment of health promotion, the improvement of health, medical, and welfare education, and human resource development in the health and medical fields. Individuals will be evaluated both during the course and through a final presentation. We value that our students can have flexible ideas, multifaceted viewpoints, and can respond quickly to societal changes such as globalization.
When evaluating learning, we clearly show the criteria and methods for grading each course in advance, and strictly evaluate learning outcomes based on these. For master's theses or specific issues, we clearly state the examination standards and methods, and conduct final examinations and evaluations of research results based on these. For doctoral theses, students undergo interim evaluation meetings and are required to pass the final examination. For the final examination and review of the doctoral thesis, an examination committee consisting of three or more members is organized to conduct the examination. It is also possible to invite external researchers as committee members if budget measures are possible within the program. The examination committee chairperson is selected by mutual election among the members.
【Specialized Education】
We systematically offer specialized courses and provide the opportunity to integrate and create knowledge from these different specialty areas.
In the first year, through interdisciplinary lectures and learning activities, students are evaluated on the basis of reports and presentations on their advanced specialized knowledge. Students engage closely in issues with faculty members and summarize their findings over three years as a final thesis. In this process students will improve their problem-solving skills and logical thinking, and acquire the latest knowledge and skills in their research field. At the intermediate stage, questioning at a presentation conducted with other graduate students and faculty members is required, so that students can demonstrate their understanding of the problems and positioning of their research. Through this process, we cultivate human resources who can play a leading role in the practice, education, and research of health sciences. We also aim to develop students with independent research abilities who can contribute to health, medical care, and welfare through the development of equipment and technology.
To develop students with a rich liberal arts background and specializations that cut cross different disciplines, in addition to a main supervisory faculty, associate supervisory faculty are assigned as needed. This instruction system can respond finely to student needs and help them manage the research process. Students who do not have experience as working adults are required to take "Internship practice (Doctor)" which provides opportunities to put the results of learning into action through practical experience in the region.
These educational programs will help develop students who can contribute to the practice and establishment of medical science and health promotion while playing a leading role in the practice, education, and research of health sciences in the international society. Such students will show flexible thinking from a multi-faceted perspective and can quickly respond to changes in the health and medical field.
This educational curriculum executes the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle from various perspectives such as faculty development (FD), internal evaluation, external evaluation, and an analysis of class evaluation questionnaires by students. Through this process we can also make regular improvements that lead to achieving SDGs.
Learning is evaluated by specifying the standards and methods of grading for course subjects in advance and strictly evaluating the learning outcomes based on them.
【Language Education】
We provide educational opportunities to improve English skills required to live in a global society. Over the three years, these will include presenting research results at international conferences in Japan and abroad, undertaking research activities and internships overseas, and writing research papers in English. These activities will improve student presentation skills, communication abilities, and debate skills in English.
Extracurricular Education Policy
We provide various extracurricular opportunities for students to grow beyond learning in class.