| Nara Medical University | |
| Native Name: | 奈良県立医科大学 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
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| Former Name: | Nara Prefectural Medical College |
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| Established: | 1945 Nara Medical College 1947 Nara Medical University |
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| Location: | Kashihara, Nara, Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 34.5042°N 135.7936°W |
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, abbreviated as NMU in English,[1] is a public university (prefectural university) in Kashihara, Nara, Japan. Located near Kashihara Shrine, it is the only medical school in Nara Prefecture.
During the World War II, was established to supply surgeons for Imperial Army and Navy in April 1945.[2]
After the war ended, in 1947, Nara Medical College was promoted to a university and renamed Nara Medical University.
In 2007, the college of nursing, junior college of nursing established in 1996, was abolished and absorbed into school of medicine (now faculty of nursing).
On July 8, 2022, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was transported to Nara Medical University Hospital after being shot. He was shot at approximately 11:30 JST. Abe was shortly airlifted to Nara Medical University Hospital at 12:09 in cardiopulmonary arrest. At 5:03 Abe was declared dead, he died due to having bled to death from deep wounds to the heart and the front of his neck.[3] [4]
The is a hospital attached to the Nara Medical University. It is the hospital where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died of his wounds after his assassination on 8 July 2022.[10]
was a public junior college associated with Nara Medical University, which opened in April 1996.[11]