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FY2018

Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences

(Doctoral Course)

【Health Sciences Major】

Student Application

Guidelines

[General Selection]

[Special Selection for Students with Careers]

[Special Selection for Senior Citizens]

[Special Selection for International Students]

November 2017

Hiroshima University

Admission Policy

The Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences

[1] Those who are willing to be engaged in basic and clinical advanced research in

medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical science, and health science

[2] Those who are willing to acquire basic and clinical knowledge widely in life science or

health & welfare sciences, beyond the current frameworks of medicine, dentistry,

pharmaceutical science, and health science

[3] Those who are willing to be engaged in highly advanced medical treatment

[4] Those who are willing to obtain high-leveled expertise and play an active part

internationally in the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical science, and health

science

[5] Those who are willing to continue their career enhancement in a medical field and

contribute to community health care as members of the society

Health Sciences Major (Doctoral Course)

[1] Those who have basic knowledge of health sciences, and are willing to acquire much

richer and broader knowledge

[2] Those who are willing to acquire problem solving ability in increasingly complicated

health issues in the society

[3] Those who are willing to acquire abilities to practice advanced health / medical care /

welfare

Privacy Policy

Applicants’ personal information obtained through student selection (name, date of birth, sex,

and other private information, etc.) will be used for the purposes of selecting students, notifying,

and processing their admission.

After admission, the school will use this information for the purposes of supporting students’

life (application for scholarships, tuition waiver, etc.), as well as investigation or study (such as

investigation or analysis for potential improvements in admission examinations and application

trend). Private information will not be used for other purposes or provided to people other than

relevant staff of our school.

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Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University is accepting Doctoral course -seeking applicants (Health

Sciences Major) for April 2018 enrollment in the following divisions.

1. Admission Selections and Number of Students

Admission Selections Candidates Number of Students

General Selection

15 students

Special Selection for

Students with Careers Candidates who are employed at the time of application

Special Selection for

Senior Citizens Candidates who are aged 55 or older at the time of admission

Special Selection for

International Students

Candidates without Japanese citizenship (excluding those who graduated or

are expected to graduate from a university or college in Japan)

* The above number includes a few students to be enrolled under Special Selection for Students with Careers and Special Selection for

International Students.

2. Eligibility for Application

(1) Those who hold a master’s degree or a professional degree (as determined in Article 5-2, Rules for Degrees [Ordinance of the

Ministry of Education No. 9 in 1953] based on the provision in Paragraph 1 of Article 104 of the Law. The same applies below.)

(2) Those who hold a degree equivalent to a master’s or professional degree abroad

(3) Those who hold a degree equivalent to a master’s or professional degree, by earning the credit(s) of a correspondence course of

education provided by a school of that foreign country in Japan

(4) Those who hold a degree equivalent to a master’s or professional degree, by completing a master’s course at an educational

institution in Japan that is deemed to have courses offered by an overseas graduate school according to the educational system of

that country, and that has also been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

(5) Those who hold a degree equivalent to a master’s by completing a course in the United Nations University

(6) Those who have completed a course at an overseas school, educational institution designated in the above (4), or the United

Nations University, and are recognized as having academic ability equivalent or superior to those who acquired a master’s degree

by passing an examination or equivalent to an examination that is prescribed by article 16-(2) of the Standards for Establishment

of Graduate Schools

(7) Those appointed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Ministry of Education Notice

No. 118 of 1989)

[1] Those who, after graduating from university or college, have undertaken at least two years of research at a university, college,

or research institute, and are deemed by the Graduate School on the basis of their research accomplishments to have academic

ability equivalent or superior to those who acquired a master’s or professional degree

[2] Those who, after completing 16 years of overseas curricular education, or after completing it by earning the credit(s) of a

correspondence course of education provided by a school of that foreign country in Japan, have undertaken at least two years

of research at a university, college, or research institute, and are deemed by the Graduate School on the basis of their research

accomplishments to have academic ability equivalent or superior to those who acquired a master’s or professional degree

(8) Those who are recognized by the Graduate School as having academic ability equivalent or superior to those who have

graduated from a university, and who have reached 24 years of age(such recognition is done on a case-by-case basis and is based

on the qualifications of each applicants)

(9) Those who are expected to obtain one of the qualifications described above by March 31, 2018(Enrollment in April).

3. TOEIC® Test for Submission (excluding Special Selection for International Students)

The Official Score Certificate (with score of 400 and more) of TOEIC® Test or TOEIC® Test (IP) can be accepted during the

application period to prove the English ability. (Only Official Score Certificate of TOEIC® Test or TOEIC® Test(IP) held on or after

February 2016 is acceptable.)

* Those who cannot submit them will take the written examination (Foreign language: English)

4. Preliminary Evaluation for Application Eligibility

Those who enter under the above eligibility (7) to (8) should be evaluated for the eligibility in advance, so please submit necessary

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documents to the address shown on the last page by 5:00 PM on Friday, December 1, 2017, and apply after receiving the

evaluation.

(1) Documents required for submission

[1] Application Form for the Preliminary Evaluation of the Entrance Examination: Use (and fill in) the prescribed form.

[2] Certificate of Past Research Activity: Use (and fill in) the prescribed form.

[3] Summary of Past Research and Clinical Activities etc.: Use (and fill in) the prescribed form.

[4] List of Past Research Achievements: Use (and fill in) the prescribed form.

[5] Certificate of Graduation: Must be issued by a university or college president or dean.

[6] A reply envelope: Write in your address and name on a standard size envelope (23.5 cm × 12 cm) and affix an 82-yen stamp.

*Academic Transcript issued by a university or college president or dean can be replaced with the above documents from [2] to

[5], for those who enter the program under the above eligibility criterion (10).

(2) Notification of evaluation result will be sent by postal mail on Friday, December 22, 2017.

(3) Any questions regarding application eligibility should be inquired to the Student Support Group listed on the last page.

5. Application Procedure

(1) Application period

From Thursday, January 4, 2018 to 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2018, without exception

If an applicant brings the documents in person, the Student Support Group will be open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The office will

be closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

If the documents are sent by postal mail, send them by registered express mail and write “Enc. an Application Form for the

Doctoral Course in Health Sciences Major in the Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences ” in red letters on the

envelope.

*It is not necessary to re-submit documents that are once submitted for preliminary evaluation for application eligibility.

(2) Address for Submission

Student Support Group (Graduate Students), Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan (Zip 734-8553)

(3) Application documents

Applicants must submit the documents listed below all together within the application period.

Documents Contents

(A) Application Form for Admission Use and fill in the prescribed form ([1] and [2]).

(B) Academic Transcript Must be issued and sealed by a dean of the graduate school or equivalent.

(C) Certificate of Graduation, or

Certificate of Expected Graduation

Must be issued by a dean of a graduate school or equivalent.

*Submission is not required for those who are expected to complete the Master’s

Course in the Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima

University.

(D) Copy of Master’s Thesis

One Copy (If applicants do not finish their master’s thesis, they should submit another

paper equivalent to the thesis)

*Submission is not required for those who are expected to complete the Master’s

Course in the Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima

University.

(E) Abstract of Master’s Thesis

(a) One copy of an abstract of master’s thesis, for applicants who acquired a master’s

degree or are expected to acquire it by March 31, 2018

(b) One copy of an abstract of their recent study, for applicants who have not acquired a

master’s degree or if they study a very different topic from the field in which they

acquired a master’s degree

Use the following format for both (a) and (b):

A summary of about 5,000 Japanese letters including charts and tables, on three A4 size

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pages, typed in horizontal writing using a word processor or PC

Margins should be no less than 3 cm on the top, 2.5 cm on the bottom, and 2 cm on the

both sides.

It should start with a title, applicant’s name, and academic supervisor’s name.

(F) Application Fee

30,000 JPY

Pay by means of a bank transfer using the prescribed form (refer to [Note 3] in the next

page).

* Submission is not required for those who are expected to complete the Master’s

Course in the Graduate School of Hiroshima University.

(G) Copy of Official Score Certificate of

TOEIC® Test or TOEIC® Test(IP)

Submit a copy of either Official Score Certificate of TOEIC® Test or Official Score

Certificate of Official Score Certificate of TOEIC® Test (IP) held on or after February,

2016 on A4 size sheet.

*Except Special Selection for International Students

*Refer to [3. TOEIC® Test for Submission] in the previous page.

(H) A reply envelope It will be used to send an examination admission card. Write in your address and name on

a standard size envelope (23.5 cm × 12 cm) and affix an 82-yen stamp.

(I) Contact information sticker Use and fill in the prescribed form.

(J)

[For foreign applicants only]

Copy of Certificate of Residence or

Certificate of Items Stated in

Resident Register in Japan

Foreign applicants who currently reside in Japan must submit the Copy of Certificate of

Residence or the Certificate of Items Stated in Resident Register.

*Submission is not required for those who are currently studying in our school

*Applicants for Special Selection for Students with Careers must also submit the document specified in (I).

(I) List of Achievements

Provide the following information in order using the prescribed form

(a) Research overview (in about 400 Japanese characters)

(b) Authored book(s) (specify the title, authored pages, publisher, month and year of

publication)

(c) Article(s), etc. (specify the title, name of journal/magazine, volume/issue/page,

month and year of publication, and attach a separate print of each article [photocopy

is acceptable])

(d) Presentation(s) in an academic conference, etc. (specify the title, conference name,

venue, month and year of presentation)

Note 1: Applicants who are unable to submit documents (B) and/or (C) for a special reason, please submit an alternative document.

Example 1: A copy of Academic Transcript or Certificate of a Bachelor or Master’s Degree, if applicants completed a

Bachelor or Master’s Course

Example 2: Complete Academic Transcript (or Certificate of Credits) from undergraduate and graduate schools (including a

two-year college) and certificate of a bachelor or master’s degree, if the applicants have earned a bachelor or

master’s degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation

Note2: If you are a graduate or a current student of a university in China please obtain the following document by requesting it at “中

国高等教育学历证书查询(CHSI)” (http://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/bgys.jsp), and submit it together with “毕业证书

(Certificate of Graduation” and “学士（硕士）学位证书 (Bachelor/Master's Diploma)” to the Graduate School.

(Graduates or current students from universities in other countries or regions <including Taiwan, Hong Kong

and Macau> do not need to submit them.)

・Graduates: Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部学历证书电子注册备案表)

・Expected Graduates: Online Verification Report of Student Record(教育部学籍在线验证报告)

Please note that applicants must pay the issuing fee for the Online Verification Report (2元/ certificate) by themselves. Also

be sure that there are 20 or more days left until the expiration date of the online verification at the time of its submission.

Note 3: Find the application fee transfer request form of Hiroshima University (deposit slip) [a prescribed form], and make sure to fill

in the applicants’ name and address within the bold frames in each sheet of the slip; the Application Fee Form for

Admission, the reserve copy for the applicants, and the application fee transfer request form (deposit slip). Make the remittance

from a city or local bank.

(To pay from Japan Post Bank or a post office (hereinafter referred to as the “Japan Post Bank”), an additional procedure will

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be required, such as copying information in a transfer request form designated by the Japan Post Bank. For details, please

present the enclosed transfer request form (deposit slip) to the counter of the Japan Post Bank for consultation. Please note that

this transfer cannot be processed from any ATM of banks, including that of the Japan Post Bank.)

Bank transfer fee must be paid by a payer.

The payment will be valid only if a bank’s seal dated no later than January 11, 2018 (the last day of the application period)

is placed in the field of “financial institution’s seal,” so please check open hours of a city or local bank before making the

payment.

The Application Fee Form for Admission (certificate of application fee payment) must be pasted on the corresponding field

of the Application Form for Admission before submission.

(4) Application method for applicants with physical disabilities

Applicants with physical disabilities, who require special considerations for taking the examination or studying, must submit the

report for advance consultation (A4, no prescribed form), to the address listed on the last page:

(A) Report must be submitted by Friday, December 1, 2017.

(B) Report must contain the following information:

[1] Name, address, and telephone number

[2] Name of applicant’s graduating university or college

[3] Type and degree of disability (a doctor’s statement for applicants’ current medical treatment) should be required.

[4] Considerations necessary for taking the examination and studying after admission

[5] Considerations given to the applicants at the graduating university or college

[6] Current situation of daily life

6. Student Selection Method (Academic Examinations)

(1) General Selection

(A) Written examinations

[1] Foreign language : English

[2] Specialized subject: the applicant should choose one question to answer from the subject for which he or she applied

(B) Oral examination: An individual interview will be conducted regarding the master’s thesis, the subject for which he or she

applied, and research skills.

(2) Special Selection for Students with Careers

(A) Written examinations

[1] Foreign language: English

(B) Oral examination: An individual interview will be conducted regarding the master’s thesis, the subject for which he or she

applied, and research skills.

(C) List of Achievement: Evaluations will be made based on the submitted “List of Achievements”

(3) Special Selection for Senior Citizens

(A) Written examinations: Short essay

(B) Oral examination: An individual interview will be conducted regarding the master’s thesis, the subject for which he or she

applied, and research skills.

(4) Special Selection for International Students

(A) Oral examination of a foreign language: English and Japanese

(B) Oral examination: An individual interview will be conducted regarding the master’s thesis, the subject for which he or she

applied, and research skills.

Note 1: Use of general bilingual dictionaries (one each, except electronic dictionary) is accepted in the written examination

(foreign language) for General Selection and Careers Student Selection.

Note 2: Applicants expected to complete the Master’s Degree in the Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences will

need to take only oral examination in General Selection, and they will be exempted from written examinations (foreign language

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and specialized subject). Persons who completed the Master’s Course in our graduate school, Faculty of Medicine (Health

Sciences Major) or the Graduate School of Health Sciences will be exempted from a written examination of a foreign language.

7. Examination Date and Location

Date Hours Subjects Venue

Friday,

February 9

9:00 ~ 10:30 Foreign language

Graduate School of Biomedical &Health

Sciences, Hiroshima University

1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan

11:00 ~ 12:00 Specialized subject

13:30 ~ Oral examination

8. Standard Criteria for Marking, Evaluation, and Acceptance

Results of academic examinations, list of achievements (in Careers Student Selection only), and academic transcripts are

comprehensively considered for selection.

Applicants are not accepted if any score of written examinations is less than 60% of the average of applicants for the subject.

Oral examination is evaluated in four scales (A, B, C, or D) by summarizing scores rated by each examiner, and applicants will not be

accepted if rated as D. Evaluation will be made through the examination about the research subject of an applicant’s interest.

A list of achievements (in Careers Student Selection only) will be rated by examiners, and their ratings will be summarized to

determine admission. Comprehensive evaluations will be made on book(s), article(s), and presentation(s) in academic conferences, as

well as work responsibilities.

Academic transcripts from a graduate school will be rated by reviewers and considered with results of academic examinations and a

list of achievements (in Careers Student Selection only).

9. Special Provision on Educational Method

If applicants continue to work after enrolling in the program, special treatment may be introduced under Article 14 of the Standards

for the Establishment of Graduate Schools, so they can perform their job duties while studying in the Graduate School (graduate

schools may, if necessary from an educational standpoint, provide education through appropriate means, which include conducting

classes or research guidance in the evening, other certain hours, or other periods. This system is hereinafter referred to as the “special

provision under Article 14”).

Classes may be conducted in the evening or on Saturdays to facilitate their studies. Research guidance may be given in the evening,

on Saturdays, and/or during summer/winter holidays, besides via the information network. A course registration plan may be

developed with instruction of an academic supervisor.

Applicants, who wish to join the course and use the special provision under Article 14, should clarify it in the Application Form for

Admission.

To apply the special provision under Article 14 during the program, or to discontinue it during the program, they can switch with

approvals first from their supervisor and then from the dean of the Graduate School.

10. Announcement of Successful Applicants

Scheduled at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 23, 2018

Successful examinee numbers will be posted at the entrance of Research Building for Health Sciences and successful applicants

will also receive a notice by postal mail.

No inquiry about the examination results is accepted by phone or any other contact methods.

11. Notes

(1) Changes in application documents are never accepted once they are received.

(2) Application documents and fee cannot be returned once they are received, for any reason.

(3) Private information submitted upon application will not be used for a purpose other than admission selection.

(4) Applicants must consult with a prospective academic supervisor before application.

(5) Details including precautions for examinations will be displayed at the entrance of Research Building for Health Sciences

on the day before and sent together with an examination admission card.

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(6) Long-Term Completion of Curricula System

The Graduate School provides a system, which facilitates them to take courses according to a plan and complete the program

over a certain period that is longer than a standard term, to support applicants who enroll in the program while in employment

(regular employment) or engagement with housework, child rearing, or nursing at home, as well as applicants who enroll in the

program from Senior Citizens Selection. Under this system, the total tuition of the standard term is divided by the number of years

admitted to complete the program according to a plan and paid in installments. For more details, such as maximum terms

accepted for the Long-Term Completion of Curricula, please inquire the student support group.

12. Admission Procedure

Successful Applicants shall submit necessary documents and pay specified amount of fees within the period of admission procedure

(We will notify you of the detail.).

For Reference

(1) Fees Admission Fee 282,000 JPY

Tuition fee (Per half year) 267,900 JPY

(Per year) 535,800 JPY

[1] Any paid fee will not be returned for any reason.

[2] The above fees are as of October 2017. Any new tuition fee will be applied if the tuition fees are changed during enrollment.

[3] Fees for admission and tuition will be waived for selected students based on Hiroshima University’s family income criteria and

academic criteria. We will notify you of the detail. We will notify you of the detail.

[4] Admission Fee is not charged for applicants who advance from the Master’s Course of the Graduate School.

(2) Hiroshima University Excellent Student Scholarship

Hiroshima University has the second semester tuition exemption system to the students with excellent academic performance. They

will be selected based on research results and other achievements during the program.

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Overview of Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences,

Hiroshima University

Health Sciences Major (Doctoral Course)

1 Purpose

In recent years, science and technology have developed rapidly in Japan, along with its economic growth. As specialization progressed

in the fields of health sciences and medicine, researchers with advanced expertise and skills are demanded in each field today. In

particular, rapid advent of an aging society combined with the diminishing number of children brought changes in the disease structure,

and therefore more complex diseases and their treatments have become a major social issue.

Considering this background, two courses have been established for the following purposes:

Division of Nursing Science: This division is designed to develop researchers and educators in nursing science who can study and

develop theories and practices from an international perspective.

Division of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Sciences: This division is designed to develop educators with advanced

expertise and high research skills beyond the conventional study framework of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, as well as

researchers/developers for establishing the academic discipline.

2 Overview of Health Sciences Major

In this major, two divisions are designed to organically interact with each other. It is aimed to grow practitioners who succeed in the field

of health care, instructors in medical or other facilities, educators, and researchers, by offering a wide range of basic knowledge and

advanced expertise in each field.

3 Curriculum

(1) Characteristics

○ To obtain the degree, students are required to earn knowledge and capability suitable for independently continuing study in the field

of their major. They will receive efficient instructions appropriate to achieve it.

○ As classes, “special lectures or seminars on special topics” are designed to nurture high expertise in individual research subjects,

while “special research” is designed to support research and academic writing that are essential for preparing a doctoral thesis within

the research subjects of students.

○ Research instruction will be provided by the lead academic supervisor and sub-academic supervisors.

○ To complete the program within the designated term (three years as standard), the processes are presented in a standard schedule as

a guideline.

○ To facilitate smooth development of a thesis, a preliminary review board is established within each major, to check (instruct)

progress in each step, from setting a research subject to developing a research plan and completing a thesis.

(2) Conditions for completion

○ In principle, students should earn designated credits (12 credits or more described below) by participating in the program for three

years or longer, submit a doctoral thesis during the enrollment after receiving necessary research instructions, and pass the review and

final examinations.

If, however, a student is recognized by the faculty meeting of Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences to have made excellent

research achievement, a minimum of one year of enrollment may be enough (three years in total with the Master’s Course or Doctoral

Course first Semester for those who completed such a course in less than two years).

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○ Acquisition of designated credits

• Common subjects: (Compulsory) Two credits

• Lecture of the academic supervisor (special lecture): (Compulsory) Two credits

• Seminar of the academic supervisor (seminar on a special topic): (Compulsory) Two credits

• Special research: (Compulsory) Four credits

• Lectures, common subjects, etc., of teaching staff other than the academic supervisor: (Compulsory elective) Two credits or more

(3) Degree

According to the Academic Degree Regulations (Ordinance of the Ministry of Education No. 9 in 1953), students who completed this

program will be granted a doctoral degree (health science) or a doctoral degree (nursing science). A doctoral degree (nursing science)

can be granted only if a student takes a special research course of an advisor qualified as a nurse.

4 Career Path after Completion

Those who complete this course can work as, for example, educators of nursing science, physiotherapy, and/or occupational therapy in

colleges/universities, administrators/instructors in health facilities and other institutions, researchers in research organizations, or

specialists in international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency

(JICA).

5 Laboratories & Research Topics

These are summarized in the table of the next page.

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Laboratories & Research Topics

Department Professor Contents of education and research

Health Promotion and

Developmental Sciences

Toshio Kobayashi

TEL 082-257-5345

FAX 082-257-5349

E-mail:tkobaya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Health Promotion and Developmental Sciences）

1：Health Promotion in Occupational Field and Community

2：Stress Management and Risk Management

3：International Health

4：Positive Psychology and Salutogenic Approach for Promoting Health

and QOL

5：Physiological and Psychological Adaptation to

the Environment

Health Informatics Masayuki Kakehashi

TEL 082-257-5350

FAX 082-257-5354

E-mail:kakehashi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Health Informatics）

1：Mathematical modeling and simulation on

population health (e.g., Infectious diseases,

mass screening etc.)

2：Analyses on social disparity and health, and

medical insurance systems

3：Relationship between disease and meteorological

conditions

4：Survey and data analysis on health related

problems

5：Analyses on health statistics data (Domestic and

international)

Fundamental Nursing Sanae Oriyama

TEL 082-257-5355

FAX 082-257-5355

E-mail:oriyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Fundamental Nursing）

1：Reserch on technique for Evidence-based Nursing

2:Reserch for Health maintenances of the shift workers

3:Reserch for labor management system of nurse

Midwifery and

Maternal-Newborn

Nursing

Mitsuko Oohira

TEL 082-257-5360

FAX 082-257-5360

E-mail:moohira@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Midwifery and Maternal-Child Nursing）

1：Support for becoming a parents.

2：Support to families raising children.

3：Prevention for child maltreatment during perinatal period.

4：Support for sexual health and reproductive health

5：Curriculum development of maternal nursing and midwifery.

Chronic Care & Family

Nursing

Moriyama Michiko

TEL 082-257-5365

FAX 082-257-5369

E-mail:morimich@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Chronic Care & Family Nursing）

1：Chronic Illness Disease Management & Population

Health Management

2：Family Nursing

3：Healthcare system, Nursing case management

4：End-of-life care & Palliative care in Chronic Illness

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Pediatric Nursing

Ikuko Sobue

TEL 082-257-5370

FAX 082-257-5374

E-mail:sobue@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Pediatric Nursing）

1：Comprehensive evaluation of pediatric emergency medical care

services.

2：Policy making and evaluation of the childrearing support measures.

3：An analysis and preventive education of infant accidents due to

higher brain dysfunction.

4：QOL and resilience of child with cancer or the chronic disease and

their family.

Mental Health and

Psychiatric Nursing

Hiroko Kokusho

TEL 082-257-5375

FAX 082-257-5375

E E-mail:kokusho@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing）

1：Development of psychiatric home care and health care services

2：Development of psychiatric nursing method to a person with a

mental difficulty

3：Study of nursing psychotherapeutic interventions

Health Care for Adults Tsuyoshi Kataoka

TEL 082-257-5380

FAX 082-257-5384

E-mail:katachan@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Health Care for Adults）

1：Research for peri-operative or post-operative complications

2：Preventive medicine and epidemiological research of various

malignant tumor

3：Research for pathophysiology and treatment of adulthood diseases

4：Research of quality control of cancer screening

5：Research on palliative care of cancer patients

Home Health Care and

Public Health Nursing

Hisae Nakatani

TEL 082-257-5390

FAX 082-257-5394

E-mail:hinakata@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Home Health Care and Public Health Nursing）

1：Evaluation of health activities in the Community

2：Support of Family and Caregiver

3：Home Health Care Nursing and Visiting nursing

4：Education of Public health nurse，Discharge plan

5：Long-term care Insurance and Case management

School and Public Health

Nursing

Hiromi Kawasaki

TEL 082-257-5395

FAX 082-257-5399

E-mail:khiromi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（School and Public Health Nursing）

1：Research on health promotion in community and school

2：Research on method and evaluation of health education and health

guidance

3：Research on support to children and families

4：Research on health issue and city planning in

community

Gerontological and

Oncology Nursing

Mika Miyashita

TEL 082-257-5385

FAX 082-257-5385

E-mail:mikamiya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Gerontological and Oncology Nursing）

1：Cancer survivorship

2：Self-management interventions to improve control of cancer and

cancer therapy-related symptoms

3：Symptom management interventions for patients with cancer

4：Social support researches

5：Nursing for elderly people and their family

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Sports Rehabilitation

Yukio Urabe

TEL 082-257-5405

FAX 082-257-5405

E-mail:yurabe@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Sports Rehabilitation）

1：Research for sportys injury and its rehabilitation

2：Research about muscle strength, joint mobility, proprioceptive

function, analysis for human functional movement, and its outcome

measurement

3：Research and support for disabled sports

4：Sports injury prevention: Knee joint, Ankle joint, Shoulder joint, and

low back pain

5：Physical fittness for adlescent and elderly peoples

6：New development for welfare or daily use equipment

Anatomy and Histology （To be decided） （Anatomy and Histology）

Biomechanics Koichi Shinkoda

TEL 082-257-5415

FAX 082-257-5344

E-mail:shinkoda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Biomechanics）

1：Research in gait and motion analysis

2：Research in biomechanics of human movements

3：Research in the mechanism of fall and fall prevention strategies in

elderly and/or physically-disabled persons

4：Research in effects of exercise on balance and physical functions

Physical Analysis and

Therapeutic Sciences

Hironobu Hamada

TEL 082-257-5420

FAX 082-257-5344

E-mail:hirohamada@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Physical Analysis and Therapeutic Sciences）

1：Study of pulmonary rehabilitation

2：Study of rehabilitation for internal diseases

3：Study of exercise for health promotion

Bio-Environmental

Adaptation Sciences

Louis Yuge

TEL 082-257-5425

FAX 082-257-5425

E-mail:ryuge@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Bio-Environmental Adaptation Sciences）

1：Research on Regenerative Medicine using Stem cells

2：Bio-reactions to Physical stimuli on cellular level

3：Research on the effect of Rehabilitation for Central Nervous System

Disorder

4：Research on Neuro Rehabilitation using Robots

Musculoskeletal Functional

Research and Regeneration

Susumu Urakawa

TEL 082-257-5430

FAX 082-257-5430

E-mail: urakawas@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration）

1：Brain activity during the rehabilitative motor-task

2：How the physiotherapy improve the musculoskeletal

functions including the muscular pain

3：The effects of enriched environment on brain plasticity

4：Development of the rehabilitation therapy for skeletal muscle

mitochondrial dysfunction with heart failure and diabetes

Integrative Physiology

Kanji Matsukawa

TEL 082-257-5435

FAX 082-257-5439

E-mail:matsuk@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Integrative Physiology）

1：Physiological adaptation during exercise

2：Mental and environmental stress and autonomic

function

3：Physiological and pathophysiological function

in daily life

4：Autonomic control of the cardiovascular system

5：Recovery from brain damage and nerve injury

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Human Behavior Science

of Occupational Therapy

Hideki Miyaguchi

TEL 082-257-5440

FAX 082-257-5444

E-mail:hmiya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Human Behavior Science of Occupational Therapy）

1：Evidence Based Occupational Therapy

2：Risk perception and Risk communication

3：Occupational Therapy for the pediatrics

4：Neuro behavior rehabilitation

Sensorimotor

Neuroscience

Hikari Kirimoto

TEL 082-257-5445

FAX 082-257-5445

E-mail:hkirimoto@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Sensorimotor Neuroscience）

1：Non-invasive brain stimulation to facilitate the treatment of

various neurological disorders

2：Neural basis of precise hand movement

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Hitoshi Okamura

TEL 082-257-5450

FAX 082-257-5454

E-mail:hokamura@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Psychosocial Rehabilitation）

1：Cancer rehabilitation

2：Rehabilitation for older adults with or without dementia

3：Rehabilitation for patients with mental disability

Analysis and Control of

Upper Extremity Function

Toru Sunagawa

TEL 082-257-5455

FAX 082-257-5455

E-mail:torusuna@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Analysis and Control of Upper Extremity Function）

1：Analysis of the relationship between hand and brain for the hand

rehabilitation

2：Three-dimensional motion analysis of the hand

Gerontological and

Community-Based

Occupational Therapy

Hideaki Hanaoka

TEL 082-257-5400

FAX 082-257-5400

E-mail:hhanaoka@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

（Gerontological and Community-Based Occupational Therapy）

1： Studies on the reminiscence for the elderly

2： Studies on preventive care intervention for local elderly residents

3： Studies on maintaining and improving the QOL of the frail

elderly and elderly people with impairments including dementia

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Address for Application and Inquiries

Student Support Group(Graduate Students),

Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, Japan (Zip 734-8553)

TEL: (082)257-5051

E-mail: kasumi-gaku-g@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp