Fujita Health University Explained

Fujita Health University
Native Name:	藤田医科大学
Image Alt:	Distant View of Fujita Health University from Mount Futamura
Motto:	独創一理
Mottoeng:	Our Creativity For The People
Established:	^[1]
Type:	Private
City:	Toyoake, Aichi
Country:	Japan
Coor:	35.071°N 137.001°W

(abbr. FHU) is a private university at Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1964 by Dr. Keisuke Fujita, and it was chartered as a university in 1968.^[2]

Fujita Health University Hospital is the largest single medical facility in Japan with 1,376 beds (as of 2021).^[3]

Fujita Health University was ranked tied for 11th place among all Japanese universities and for 1st place among private universities in the 2018 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking.^{[4] [5]}

Organization

Faculties

• School of Medicine^[6]
  • Faculty of Medicine
• School of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Medical Technology
  • Faculty of Radiological Technology
• School of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Nursing
  • Faculty of Rehabilitation

Graduate school

• Graduate School of Medicine
• Graduate School of Health Sciences

College

• Medical Technology Course *Closed in 2010
• Medical Information Systems Course *Closed in 2010

Academy of Nursing

• Nursing Course (3-year full-time course) *Closed in March 2022

Library

• Fujita Health Sciences Library

Affiliated Institutions

• Research Promotion Headquarters^[7]
  • International Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
  • Cancer Center
  • International Center for Brain Science (ICBS)
  • Center for Infectious Disease Research
  • Center for Medical Science
  • Open Facility Center
  • Advanced Medical Research Center for Animal Models of Human Diseases
  • Development Office for Genomic Medical Research Center
  • Office of Research Administration (ORA)
  • Office of Research and Review
  • Research Support Department
  • Center for Collaboration in Research and Innovation
  • University Startup Promotion Office
  • Drug Development Support Office
  • Research Center for Implementation Nursing Science Initiative
  • Center for Co-innovation
  • Research Center for Robotic Smart Home & Activity Assistive Technology
  • Health Data Architecture Center (HDAC)
  • Open Innovation Promotion Office
  • Center for Translational Research
  • Bioresouce Room
  • Office of Biostatistics
  • Center for Translational Research Support Education
  • Center for Clinical Trial and Research Support

Hospitals

• Fujita Health University Hospital
• Fujita Health University Banbuntane Hospital
• Fujita Health University Nanakuri Memorial Hospital
• Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center
• Fujita Medical Innovation Center Tokyo
• Fujita Health University Central Japan Airport Clinic

International Collaboration

• Khon Kaen University,
• University of Milan Bicocca, Italy
• Gachon University, South Korea
• National Taiwan University College of Medicine (Taiwan)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: History . 2010-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110416111222/http://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/english/academy/his.html . 2011-04-16 . dead .
2. https://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/en/about/history.html
3. https://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/en/about/teaching_hospitals.html
4. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/length/25/locations/JPN/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
5. https://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/en/closeup/ranking.html
6. https://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/en/faculty/index.html
7. https://www.fujita-hu.ac.jp/rpsh/