The
Faculty of Mathematics was established
in 19The Faculty of Medicine was
founded in 1903 as the Fukuoka
Medical College attached to Kyoto
Imperial University, and was later
incorporated into the newly established
Kyushu Imperial University in
1911. The number of Medical Doctor
graduates, as of May 2005, has
reached 10,927. The Faculty now
covers every field of basic and
clinical medicine. The Graduate
School of Medical Science was
organized in 1955 and has included
various sections of Molecular
Medicine and of Molecular Biology
since 1986. Also attached to the
Faculty are the Research Institute
for Diseases of the Chest, the
Research Institute of Angiocardiology,
the Neurological Institute, the
Center of Biomedical Research
and the Center for Research and
Practice in Medical Education.
The University Hospital attached
to the Faculty was established
in 1903. The Faculty of Medicine
has also established agreements
with six foreign medical schools
to promote academic cooperation
in both education and research.
Many postgraduate students from
abroad are now studying at various
departments of the Faculty.
The organization
of the Graduate School was extensively
changed in 1999 and expanded into
seven different departments (Integrative
Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive
and Developmental Medicine, Pathological
Sciences, Medicine and Surgery,
Physiological Sciences, Environmental
Health and Socio-Medical Sciences,
and Molecular Biology) to promote
the integration of medical science
with the field of systems based
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clinical and basic medicine
research. A total of 22
specialized fields were
integrated to form these
departments. The Faculty
of Medicine was reorganized
in 2000 in order to carry
out high level research
and education in close cooperation
with other Faculties. It
now comprises the Graduate
School of Medical Sciences
(for education of graduate
students), the Faculty of
Medical Sciences (for research
activity of the faculty
members), and the School
of Medicine (for education
of undergraduate students).
Master
courses for Health Care
Administrationand Management
and for Graduate School
of Medical Sciences started
in 2001 and 2003, respectively.
Both admit 20 students annually.
And Department of Health
Sciences, School of Medicine
(Nursing Course, Radiological
Sciences Course, and Medical
Technology Course) started
as a 4-year Professional
School in October, 2002. |
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