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G-Medex Niigata Community
School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
Niigata challenging educational Globalization
－ G-MedEx：Globalization and Medical Exchange Project －
An international project, aimed at the education of medical specialists, who will contribute to the economic and industrial development of Russia and Japan

This project is an attempt to make a ground-breaking "medical education framework" as we have got a chance to implement the “Re-Inventing Japan Project” initiated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
The project is titled Japan-Russian G-MedEx Project - Globalization and Medical Exchange Project for Career Development of Young Students in Japan and Russia, it aims to foster human resources capable of being globally active and to develop global education system in order to strengthen foreign relationships.

A
Niigata University
Number of students: about 12.500
Location: 757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
B
Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (KSMU)
Number of students: about 4.500
Location: Krasnoyarsk
C
Far Eastern State Medical University (FESMU)
Number of students: about 3.100
Location: Khabarovsk
D
Pacific State Medical University (PSMU)
Number of students: about 7.120
Location: Vladivostok
E
North-Eastern Federal University, Institute of Medicine (NEFU)
Number of students: about 16.600
Location: Yakutsk
F
Kazan Federal University, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology (KFU)
Number of students: about 23.800
Location: Kazan
G
Saint Petersburg State University (SPSU)
Number of students: about 23.100
Location: Saint Petersburg
H
Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU)
Number of students: about 37.000
Location: Moscow
I
Kazan State medical University (KSMU)
Number of students: about 5.500
Location: Kazan
I
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (1st MSMU)
Number of students: about 38.000
Location: Moscow
Multilayered program

This project is aimed at medical faculty students - “undergraduate” and “graduate” and English is chosen as the main language. Though undergraduate student exchange period is very short, it gives a chance to take a look at international medicine and to strengthen relationships with partner universities. Graduate student exchange will help to educate young Japanese and Russian specialists, fostering "global medical leaders”. Based on the needs of　both countries, courses are suggested according to specialization of universities.

Medical student exchange (undergraduate level)
~ Towards international medicine, friendship between two countries, development of the existing program
Summer exchange program for medical students
bidirectional, 10 days
lectures, trainings, 1 credit
About ten days during summer vacation, accepting and sending students. Students attend lectures and seminars. Aiming at motivation for international cooperation and strengthening friendly relationships between the two countries.
Comprehensive Medical Education Center
Medical Research Training Program
2 month period
3rd year students, conducting research, 7 credits
Students will be trained in Russian universities for two months and get a certain number of credits.
Graduate student exchange
~ necessary educational step for training of medical specialists of international level
Double Degree Program
(accepting students: 2 years in Russia---two years in Japan)
Russian students study in Japan for two years.
Regular PhD Program
(accepting students-maximum period of stay - 1 year, sending students-maximum period of stay - 3 months)
Course for Japanese students can last max 3 months, for Russian students-max 1 year.
Courses are suggested according to specialization of universities and common research topics in both countries.
Niigata University
(a) Special course on global infectious diseases
(b) Special course on lifestyle relate diseases
(c) Special course on community medicine
Russia
(a) Infectious diseases course: KSMU
(b) Cardiovascular diseases course: FESMU
(c) Public health and health care course: PSMU
※ It should be noted that study period for both programs can be a subject to change based on the preferences of graduate students.
Special program for priority placement of foreign students
PhD course
Study period: 4 years
Students carry out research like any other graduate students do aiming at getting the degree.
Program is concentrated on “infectious diseases”
Occupation: Community medicine
Program Title: Special program on global infectious diseases
Participants' number : 【Total Number】Outbound 74, Inbound 102, Total 176
Total number
2015 2016 2017 2018
Planned Achieved Planned Achieved Planned Achieved Planned Achieved
Overall 27 33 27 37 33 49 38 57
Outbound 11 13 11 16 13 20 15 25
Inbound 16 20 16 21 20 29 23 32
Numbers acording to the program type
Program type Classifi-
cation		 2015 2016 2017 2018
Planned Achieved Planned Achieved Planned Achieved Planned Achieved
1 Summer exchange program for medical students Outbound 10 10 7 7 8 12 9 18
Inbound 11 11 7 12 9 18 11 20
2 Medical research training program Outbound 1 1 2 7 2 5 2 3
Inbound - - - 1 0 3 0 2
3 Regular PhD Program Outbound 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
Inbound 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7
4 Double Degree Program Inbound 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 1
5 Special program for priority placement of foreign students (PhD) Inbound 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
6 Privately financed international students Inbound   1   0   0   0
※Bold numbers-hit target