Number of Students, Academic Calendar
Applicants and Entrants
2020
Medical Course
PlacesAO Entrance
Examination

Selective Admissions

Nursing Course

Applicants

Admitted

Places32118325151

AO Entrance Examination forInternational Medical Professionals Course

Selective Admissions

By Recommendation
February Examination
International Students at Private Expense

Transfer Examination (Selective Admissions)

Admitted

1035

10464096400A few

0010144101030840279

A few

48287

810（5）

186（37）10（5）March Examination

Applicants

2019
Medical Course
PlacesAO Entrance
Examination

Selective Admissions
AO Entrance Examination forInternational Medical Professionals Course

Nursing Course

Applicants

AdmittedPlaces

37131375184

Selective Admissions

By Recommendation
February Examination
International Students at Private Expense
March Examination
Transfer Examination (Selective Admissions)Applicants

1032

104140

121

40

1035

1040370

A few

10A few

00

15

601

15101721010（5）134（30）10（5）Number of StudentsCourse
Medical Course

Nursing Course

As of May 1, 2020
1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

5th year

6th yearMale66

6995

7368

70

441

Female3450

38485440264

Total

100

119

133

121122110705

Male366520Female

59555555

224

Total

62616160

244

Quota

105

(including 10 transfer students
in the second year)

60

AdmittedTotal

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Number of Students, Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar■ First Day of the Academic Year

4/1

■ Entrance Ceremony―First Semester

4/1–9/30■ Summer Vacation

7/6–9/18

Second Semester

10/1–3/31■ Foundation Day

11/5■ Winter Vacation

12/7–1/15■ White Coat Ceremony

1/7■ Spring Vacation

2/19–3/26■ Graduation Ceremony

3/25■ Last Day of the Academic Year

3/31

White Coat Ceremony* The length of summer and winter vacations vary depending on whether students are in the nursing course or medical course, as well as what year the students are enrolled in.
* In AY 2020, the academic calendar is subject to change due to COVID-19.

Number of Medical Students by Prefecture

Outside Hokkaido309

As of April 1, 2020

Hokkaido
396 236

Medical Course

Outside Hokkaido
8

Nursing Course

MedicalCourse

Nursing
Course705

244

In Hokkaido
396

Okinawa1

In Hokkaido
236

Shiga
7

Akita
2

Iwate2

Fukui
4

Yamagata3

Miyagi3Ishikawa
6Other
3Gifu
2
Kyoto
4Tottori
HyogoYamaguchi
Saga Fukuoka
91811185Oita
Osaka
Hiroshima Okayama
21Nagasaki
1 Nara MieKagawa
2Kumamoto
3210Ehime 3
3Miyazaki
Tokushima
1Kochi
1Wakayama
23Kagoshima
5Shimane

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1AomoriToyama
11Niigata
3Fukushima
2Gunma Tochigi
611 Ibaraki
15Saitama
1Nagano111022
Yamanashi
ChibaAichi
21

9Shizuoka
Tokyo46Kanagawa
191

Number of Scholarship Studentsin AY 2019JapanStudentServicesOrganizationScholarships
offeredby Local
Governments

SchoolSchool ofMedicine
Graduate
SchoolCourseScholarships
offeredby AMU

Medical Course

0194

4Nursing Course

90120

2

Medical Ph.D. Course

1200

100

Master’s Course

Number of Alumni
MedicalCourse

Nursing
Course- 2016

2017

2018

2019

Total

3,120

63

92

87

3,362

Female

911

3641

43

1,031

Total

4,031

99

133

130

4,393

Male

87

42

194

Female

1,114

50

61

58

1,283

Total

1,201

54

63

59

1,377

5,232

153

196

189

5,770

Male

Grand Total[Scholarships Offered by Asahikawa Medical University]✓ Loan for students in the Medical Course (since April 2011)✓ Loan for students in the Nursing Course (since April 2008)✓ Scholarship for graduate students (since April 2008)

Summary of the Results of theNational Examination[Scholarships Offered by Local Governments]✓ Furano City Scholarship for Training Local Doctors✓ Fukagawa City Scholarship✓ Engaru Town Scholarship

MedicalPractitioners[Other Financial Aids Offered by Asahikawa Medical University]

Health Nurses✓ Scholarship for Junior Residents (since April 2012)✓ Special Tuition Loan (since April 2011)✓ Loan for Graduates (since April 2011)✓ Grant-in-Aid for Undergraduates’ Study Abroad (since May 2010)✓ Grant-in-Aid for Undergraduates’ International Activities (since April 2010)✓ Tuition Reduction System

2018

2019

2020

Examinees

109139151

Successful

102118141

Success Rate

93.6

84.9

93.4

4

1012

Examinees

4912100.0

90.0

100.0

Examinees

354

Successful

35

4100.0 100.0

100.0

Successful
Success Rate

Midwives

Success Rate
NursesExaminees

55

63

Successful

55

63

58

100.0 100.0

98.3

Success Rate

59

Associated Teaching Hospitals

Asahikawa City Hospital

Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital

Asahikawa Kosei Hospital

Number of Clinical Departments 24

Number of Clinical Departments 28

Number of Clinical Departments 24

Number of Beds 478

Number of Beds 520

Number of Beds 539

Total Number of Clinical Trainees Accepted 64

Total Number of Clinical Trainees Accepted 72

Total Number of Clinical Trainees Accepted 128

National Hospital Organization

Asahikawa Keisenkai Hospital

Asahikawa Medical Center
Number of Clinical Departments 10
Number of Beds 310

Number of Clinical Departments 5
Number of Beds 399
Total Number of Clinical Trainees Accepted 31

Total Number of Clinical Trainees Accepted 54

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Number of Students, Academic Calendar

Graduate Students

As of May 1, 2020
1st year

M/FMajor

MedicalPh.D.
CourseMaster’s
CourseQuota

Capacity

1560

FemaleTotal

16Female

4th year

255658132

11138

776

915

58

0

918

1224761114824

32

1135

46

32

Total

12Total

3Male
Nursing

3rd year

October
April
October
April
October
April
October
April
Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment

MaleMedical

2nd year

Admission into the Medical Ph.D. Course in October
In 2012, admission into the Medical Ph.D. Course in October was started to promote globalization and diversify learning opportunities
for doctors working full time. This admission system is also for international students.

Number of Degrees Conferred- 2016
Coursework
Ph.D. inMedicine

IndependentStudy

2017

2018

2019

Total

Male

432

12810Female

78

30485

Total

510

15814547

462

Male

432

463445

Female

35

12

139

Total

467

584484977

2016181,031

Grand Total
Master of Nursing

As of May 1, 2020

Male1736228Female

1621087187

Total179

13149215

Career Path after Graduation■School of Medicine
Others■Graduate School
Asahikawa Medical
University Hospital

Asahikawa Medical
University Hospital

17（6）Public and Private
Hospitals outside
Hokkaido23（10）

University Hospitals
outside Hokkaido

3（1）41（13）

MedicalCourseOthersOther University
Hospitals in Hokkaido

2（2）130（43）Public and Private
Hospitals in Hokkaido

4（0）43（12）

Others1（1）6（3）

Public andPrivate Hospitalsin Hokkaido

Medical
Ph.D. Course
14（4）Outside Hokkaido

Nursing
CourseMunicipalities inHokkaido
Other than Asahikawa

59（58）

12（12）

Asahikawa Medical
University Hospital

In Hokkaido

2（1）

2（2）

Master’sCourse

29（29）

9（7）in Asahikawa
in Asahikawa

16（15）

1（1）Outside Hokkaido

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Others4（0）1（0）

OthersAsahikawa Medical
University Hospital

Asahikawa Medical
University Hospital
as a Teaching Staff

3（2）* The number in the parentheses indicates the number of female students.

Asahikawa Medical
University Hospital
as a Teaching Staff

2（2）