Tokyo Women's Medical University

School of Nursing

School of Nursing, Field of General Education

Field of General Education consists of five academic areas: Sociology, English Studies, Physiology, Law and Educational AI.

Sociology: Students not only gain an understanding of humans as social beings living alongside others, but also acquire the knowledge and skills essential to nursing practice, such as communication, interpersonal relationships and group support.

English Studies: Students not only acquire the ability to read, listen to, write and speak English, the international language, but also learn about the history and culture underlying texts written in English, thereby refining their human sensibilities and international outlook.

Physiology: The aim is to cultivate the ability to understand vital functions and accurately grasp pathological conditions by learning the fundamental structure and function of the human body from the perspectives of anatomy and physiology.

Law: The aim is to enable students to understand legal responsibilities in nursing practice and the protection of patients’ rights, and to provide effective and appropriate nursing care based on an understanding of legal principles.

Educational AI: Students learn how to utilize AI for learning and recognize its limitations. Through an understanding of the academic and social aspects of healthcare, they develop skills required of healthcare professionals as users of AI.

Education Details

Sociology: Society and Humanity, Human Relations, Health and Medical Behavioral Science, Graduation Thesis, Sociology (Postgraduate), Advanced Pediatric Nursing (Postgraduate), Practical Learning in ‘Sincerity and Love’ (School of Medicine)

English Studies: English I, English II, English III, International Nursing Communication I, International Nursing Communication II, International Nursing Communication III, Graduation Thesis, International Communication English Practice (Postgraduate)

Physiology: Structure and Function of the Human Body, Research Methods, Advanced Research Methods, Graduation Thesis

Law: Law for Healthcare Professionals B, Academic Skills Workshop, Community-Based Integrated Care Collaboration, Japanese Expression, Basic and Medical Expression Techniques (School of Medicine), Practical Learning of ‘Sincerity and Love’ (School of Medicine), AI, Data Science and Healthcare (School of Medicine), Environment, Health, Disease and Disability (School of Medicine), Social Systems, Insurance, Healthcare and Welfare (School of Medicine)

Educational AI: AI Data Science and Healthcare: Clinical Applications (School of Medicine), Medial Informatics: AI and Robotics (School of Medicine), Healthcare and Social Design A & B (School of Medicine), Basic and Medical Writing Skills: Reading and Summarizing Academic Papers in Japanese (School of Medicine)

Research Details

Sociology: Research focuses on the communication techniques and skills required for social work, along with methods for teaching them, as well as the teamwork, leadership and organizational management expected of social workers.

English Studies: Research focuses on British working-class literature in English literature, on the treatment of Japanese-origin English terms in English language education, and on nursing English education in non-English-speaking countries.

Physiology: Research is aimed at extending healthy life expectancy in humans by using model organisms to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of ageing and elucidating the mechanisms underlying the onset of age-related diseases.

Law: I conduct interdisciplinary research—incorporating not only medical law but also, where necessary, a forensic perspective—into specific issues at the intersection of medicine and law, including the redress of rights in medical contexts.

Educational AI: Building upon the educational application of intelligent systems and generative AI, I am working to develop insights that contribute to the advancement of educational frameworks through research concerning cognition, affect, assessment, and institutional design.

Faculty

Shigeki Suwa
Yukiko Ito
Sawako Nakamura (Moizumi)
Takako Tsujimura
Roxana Yamamoto-Ravenor

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