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KYUSHU UNIV GUIDE BOOK 2014_15_02

Kyushu University Hospital: Leading JapaneseMedicine, Transmitting It to the WorldKyushu University Hospital is involved in various initiatives to fulfill the threemain roles of such an institution?medical care, education and research.With its focus on cutting-edge medicine and internationalization, the hospitalleads the nation. In terms of medical care, the hospital is enhancing cancertreatment, actively conducting initiatives in pioneering medical fields, such asliving-donor kidney transplants and liver transplants. The hospital has openedthe Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care Center, which is the first of its kind at auniversity hospital, and it continues to provide quality, advanced medicine whilereinforcing hospital-hospital and hospital-clinic partnerships as the core medicalinstitution in the region. In addition, Kyushu University Hospital is enhancinggraduate and postgraduate studies, and it is conducting a project to promoteteam medicine in cancer, organ transplantation, the treatment of intractablediseases and other areas. In research, the hospital is working to bring aboutnext-generation medicine by identifying seeds, promoting clinical trials andclinical research, and further developing systems for commercialization.The International Medical Relations Office, which is a key feature of thehospital, plays a leading role in internationalization, serving as the administrativeoffice for the National University Hospital Medical Cooperation Network.A bright and spacious lobby for general reception in the outpatient care buildingOutpatient Lobby Pediatric dentistry designed to be child-friendly 28 ｜ KYUSHU UNIVERSITY : DISCOVERY