Tokyo Women's Medical University

School of Nursing

Ideal environment for learning with various education and research facilities including advanced medicine facilities having state-of-the-art equipment

Based on the founding spirit, the School of Nursing would develop human resources who can properly recognize the roles of nursing in the midst of changing social landscape and actively fulfill their responsibilities. In other words, the School of Nursing aims to establish the basis for nurses who always comply with medical ethics and act based on the mission of “Sincerity and Compassion”. Moreover, education at the School of Nursing intends to establish the foundation of nurses who can contribute to the advancement of nursing science in pursuit of nursing expertise.

■Seven diploma policies

• Cultivate a well-rounded character and have the basic ability to understand human beings as people living a daily life.
• Accept diverse values and have the basic ability to think and act from international perspectives.
• See human beings as entities that grow and develop, understand them based on nursing science in a systematic manner, and have the ability to act for the maintenance, promotion and restoration of health as well as disease prevention and recovery from illness.
• Acquire basic nursing skills and have the ability to practice nursing by building solid human relationships and through scientific thinking.
• Have the ability to work in collaboration with personnel involved in health promotion, healthcare, welfare, education, etc. in the community and become an active and cooperative member of an interdisciplinary medical team.
• Acquire basic research capabilities for nursing science and have the ability to communicate current problems.
• Develop a sense of ethics as a specialist, assess one's own capabilities, and have the ability to continue to developing as a woman medical professional throughout life.

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■Style of classes

■Fields of study

Graduate School of Nursing

Graduate School of Nursing aims at nurturing human resources who can study theories and applications for nursing to master nursing skills and can contribute to the cultural advancement and the society.

■Master's Programs

The Master’s Programs mainly intend to develop human resources who can play active roles as researchers or advanced practice nurses* in various medical fields. (highly skilled nursing specialists)

■Doctoral Programs

The Doctoral Programs mainly intends to develop human resources who can pursue nursing science researches creatively and independently and can take responsibilities for R&D.

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※Advanced practice nurses: Advanced practice nurses are nurses accredited by the Japanese Nursing Association as having excellent knowledge and specialized practical skills in nursing care. The specialized nursing fields in the TWMU Master’s Programs include Critical Care Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and End-of-life Care.

◇Contact for more information

Admission Office
Tokyo Women’s Medical University Graduate School of Nursing
8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666
Tel: +81-3-3353-8112 　ext. 31136
Fax: +81-3-3357-4866