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Juntendo University

Juntendo University

Private university in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Juntendo University (順天堂大学, Juntendō Daigaku) is a private university in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, for the School of Medicine and in Inzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1838 as a medical school and in 1946 it expanded its educational reach. It is nicknamed Jundai.

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Campuses

Faculties

  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Health and Sports Science
  • Faculty of Health Care and Nursing
  • Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing
  • Faculty of International Liberal Arts

The Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine has granted doctorates since 1963, and the total numbers of the two types doctorate holders (甲 Kou and 乙 Otsu) has reached reach 1,897 and 2,394, respectively, as of 2017.[1] The university has the longest history as a medical education institution in Japan. Juntendo started out in the Edo period (1603–1868) as an institution for medical treatment and education, especially in the field of surgery, continuing to the present day.[2]

Notable alumni

Athletes

References

  1. [1]
    Nagaoka, Isao (2017). "Foundation of Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine Alumni Association". Juntendo Medical Journal. 63 (5): 318. doi:10.14789/jmj.63.318. using text under a CC-by license
  2. [2]
    SAWAI, Tadeshi; SAKAI, Shizu (2021). "Juntendo at Its Dawn: How Did the Facility of Western Medical Therapies and Educational Survive the Era of Reform between the Edo and Meiji Period?". Juntendo Medical Journal. 67 (5): 463–472. doi:10.14789/jmj.JMJ21-0005-R. using text under a CC-by license
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