Philosophy

Contribute to human well-being through medical science.

Goal

Develop human resources that.

• contribute holistic medical care with rich humanity and high ethical nature.
• contribute as a leader of highly specialized medical teams.
• contribute as medical researchers and educators with a wide perspective and great interest in learning.
• contribute to health, medical care, social well-being and welfare administration.
• contribute to local health care and global medical activities.
• maintain inquiring minds, research minds, self-learning attitudes continuously.

Contents and Features in Education

The Medical Program in the School of Medicine educates future medical practitioners and researchers who will be involved in fields related to medical science. In addition to providing students with sufficient knowledge, we also help them become doctors with rich humanity and high ethical nature, and we implement the following professional education in order to contribute to human well-beings through medicine:

• an integrated educational program from fundamental to clinical medicine in accordance with international standards.
• the introduction of active learning in the curriculum for all students.
• a medical research practicum to experience cutting-edge medical research.
• participation-style training (clinical clerkship) for diagnosis and treatment where students learn from primary care to highly advanced medical technology by joining medical teams at the Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital and the affiliated hospitals.
• an international exchange program to foster international sense. (English conversation,short periods of study abroad, etc.)

We Expect Our Students to

• be strongly interested in study and scientific research in order to become good medical practitioners and researchers.
• have good educations and kind hearts and act in harmony with others.
• think broadmindedly and have positive attitudes.