AY 2025
Entrance Examination Guideline for the
Application Guide for the Doctoral Program of
Health Sciences and Nursing

Points to Note when Preparing the Admission Application Form
List of Supervisors
Master's Thesis Guidelines and Oral Exam Details
Notice Regarding Foreign Language (English) Examinations for Entrance

Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tokyo

Points to Note when Preparing the Application Form
(Doctoral Program of Health Sciences & Nursing)* Read the Admissions Guide carefully before filling out the Application Form.
SectionExamples/ points to note etc.

Field of your choice
Professor of yourchoiceCheck the attached 'List of Research Supervisors' before filling in thiscolumn.

NameFill in your name in both(in Japanese phonetic writing) and(in English). Regarding your name in English, write down
your name in accord with name in your passport.

Application
Form
Curriculum Vitae(front)

The CV should only contain details of university onwards (if you
transferred to university from a junior college, etc. write the details of thecollege on the bottom line of the CV section).
Applicants who have completed studies in a foreign country should fill in
the ' Formal education outside Japan ' section.

Employment history

If you cannot write your employment history in the space provided, write'see attachment' and attach an A4 page outlining your entire work history.
This section should only include details of full-time positions.
* Resident physician experience should be listed as '(residency)', while
part-time medical personnel experience should be listed as '(part-time)'.

EmailPlease make sure that you provide your email address or mobile phone
number so that we can contact you in the event of any problems with yourapplication documents.

Application
Form
Emergency contact(back)

If this is the same as the 'Current address' section, place a tick ( ) in thebox beside 'Same as current address'.

Student ID/
This section should only be filled out by University of Tokyo students.
Research student ID

Other important information
Applications submitted after the application period will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Therefore, please request any necessary school certificates etc. at the earliest possible date. If thecertificate/s are not issued in time, you must contact the Graduate Student Affairs Section inadvance (email: in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
Details of the entrance exam schedule will be provided in the 'Examinee Notes' after application.
As for the foreign language test, please refer to the attached notice ' Foreign Language (English)
Examinations for Entrance in 2025 to the Doctoral Program Nursing 'Graduate Student Affairs Section, Graduate School of Medicine

AY 2025 List of Research Supervisors
As of 2024 May
School of Health Sciences and Nursing○ Major fields of study and faculty(1) Applicants will be instructed by a faculty member (a professor or an associate professor) of the major to which they applied.
(2) Applicants must contact that faculty member before applying.
(3) The faculty and research areas of each major field of study are shown below. Faculty members due to retire at the end of thisfiscal year may not be available to teach.
Health Sciences and Nursing
Major Field of Study
Nursing Administration
Advanced Clinical Nursing

Gerontological Home Careand Long-term care
Nursing (GHLN)

Faculty
Professor

Mari Ikeda(concurrent)

Professor

Mari Ikeda(concurrent)

Professor

NorikoYamamoto-Mitani

Associate
Professor

Ayumi Igarashi

Associate
Professor

NorikoYamamoto-Mitani(concurrent)
Ayumi Igarashi(concurrent)

Community HealthNursing/Public HealthNursing

Associate
Professor

Kyoko
Yoshioka-Maeda

Public Health Nursing

Associate
Professor

Kyoko
Yoshioka-Maeda

Family Nursing

Professor

Mari Ikeda

Associate Professor

Yuki Miyamoto

Professor

Daisuke Nishi(concurrent)

Gerontological Nursing

Professor

Gojiro Nakagami

Wound Care Management

Professor

Gojiro Nakagami(concurrent)

Midwifery and Women's
HealthProfessor

Megumi Haruna

Biomedical Ethics

Professor

Eisuke Nakazawa

Professor
Palliative Care Nursing

Affiliation(Department)
Preventive andNursing administration, Nursing Quality
Administrative
Assessment and Policy Evaluation
NursingPreventive andFunction and roles of nursing,
Administrative
expertise in nursing skills
NursingGerontological nursing (homecare,long-term care), quality assurance oflong-term care/homecare,
Clinical Nursing
dementia-friendly community,community care systemdevelopment
Research Fields

Psychiatric Nursing

End-of-life care of older persons,practice-based nursing knowledge
development

Clinical Nursing

Community health nursing/Publichealth nursing, community
Preventive andhealthcare system development,
Administrative
policy/program development, tacit
Nursingknowledge of public health nurses
Family nursing /child nursing in
general, development of family
assessment and family nursing-style
approach, mental health during
Preventive andfamily formation, family QOL,
Administrativetransitional support for patients with
Nursingchildhood-onset chronic diseases,
prevention of abuse, and gender andnursing
Psychiatric nursing, social
rehabilitation, recovery, andClinical Nursing
co-production
Mental health epidemiology, perinatal
School of Public
mental health, traumatic stress,
Healthresilience
Gerontological nursing; and nursing
skills specific to the older population(pressure ulcers, lower extremity
Clinical Nursing
ulcers, malnutrition, and deglutition
disorder incontinence)
Wound healing, woundprevention/management nursing
techniques, bioengineering nursing for Clinical Nursing
wound care management, and holistic
wound care
Life and health during pregnancy andpuerperium, improvement of care atdelivery based on physiological
Clinical Nursing
rationale, and health issues concerning
women’s life cycles
Public health ethics, research ethics,
School of Public
biomedical ethics, neuroethics,
Healthphilosophy of scienceAssociate
Professor
Biostatistics

Professor
Professor

Epidemiology andPreventive Health Science

Health and Social
Behavior

Associate
Professor

Professor

Health Sociology

Mental HealthPublic Mental Health Policy

Social and Preventive
Epidemiology

Professor

Coordinate
Associate Professor

Professor

Biomedical ethics, clinical ethics,
Yoshiyuki Takimoto clinical ethics consultation, anddecision-making process
Biostatistics, Design and analysis of
Yutaka Matsuyama medical study, and Methodology ofclinical trials
Epidemiology, Design and analysis of
Yutaka Matsuyama
epidemiologic study, and Theoretical(concurrent)
epidemiology
Epidemiology, design and analysis of
Koji OBA
epidemiologic study, andMeta-analysis
Research related to the social
model of health and social
determinants of health, including
Hideki Hashimoto
health economics, health sociology,
community psychology, and exercise
epidemiology in the community field.
No applications accepted for thisyear
Daisuke Nishi

School of Public
HealthSchool of Public
HealthSchool of Public
HealthSchool of Public
HealthSchool of Public
HealthMental Health Epidemiology, Perinatal
School of Public
Mental Health, Traumatic stress,
HealthResilience

Community mental health services
research, Evaluation of social andSousei Yamaguchi employment services for people withdisabilities, Complex intervention
research
Nutritional epidemiology, behavioral
Kentaro Murakami nutrition, public health nutrition

Radiation Health Sciences

School of Public
HealthHealth Science

School of Public
HealthNo applications accepted for this year
Professor

Kazuhiko Ohe

Associate Professor

Kayo Waki

Professor

Takahiro Kiuchi

Associate Professor

Tsuyoshi Okuhara

Health Informatics

Health Communication

Medical knowledge base, hospital
information systems, and electronic
medical records

Health communication and media
communication

Biomedical
Informatics(Social Medicine)

School of Public
HealthMaster's Thesis Guidelines and Oral Exam Details
for Applicants to the Doctoral Program of Health Sciences & Nursing
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo2025 Master's Thesis Guidelines and Oral Exam Details
for Applicants to the Doctoral Program of Health Sciences & Nursing
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
The master's thesis must be an original work, summarized in eight (8) pages and submitted in accordancewith the following guidelines. A review will then be conducted based on this eight-page thesis. The submitted
master's thesis shall be distributed to the teaching faculty responsible for administering the entrance
examination. Therefore, even if the topic of the master's thesis varies from the applicant's desired research
field, the thesis itself must maintain the format of an academic paper wherever possible, and be prepared in a
relevant and concise manner in order to facilitate its review. These guidelines have been provided to assist
applicants in meeting these requirements.
Adherence to these guidelines shall be included in the evaluation criteria used to review the thesis.
However, this shall not apply where there is a recognized academic necessity for deviating from theguidelines. For example, a single page may contain 2,000 characters or more by using a smaller font if thecontent of the thesis requires it, and as long as it remains legible. It is also possible to alter the structure of thethesis (i.e., Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion etc.) if the content necessitates it. However, theentire thesis must not exceed eight pages.
Figures and tables can be presented either within the text or at the end of the thesis. The arrangement of
figures and tables shall not be included in the evaluation criteria used to review the thesis.
These guidelines are intended to assist applicants in preparing a clear and legible thesis, but may not cover
all relevant matters. Applicants are therefore expected to use their own initiative and do their utmost to
prepare a thesis of the highest possible quality. The method by which the thesis is summarized will also be
considered in the review.

1. The thesis shall be written in either Japanese or English. However, if the language in which the thesis is
written is not the applicant's native language, the thesis must be proofread by a native or proficient
speaker of the said language.
2. The format and main points for drafting the master's thesis are described below. Any significant deviationfrom these procedures may disqualify the thesis from review. Attachment of appendices and other data
shall also be described below.
3. Thesis format and main drafting points:
1) The thesis shall be prepared using a software for word processing.
2) The entire thesis (including figures and tables) shall not exceed eight A4 pages, and shall be printed
on one side only.
3) Each page shall be divided into two columns, with an upper and lower margin of approximately 2.0
cm, and an inter-column margin of approx. 1.0 cm. However, the title and abstract of the thesis shallbe presented in a single column, as described below. Figures and tables shall be arranged in a suitablemanner, and need not adhere to the two-column format.

4) When writing in Japanese, use Mincho font (10 point) in columns each containing 48 lines per page(a single page is equivalent to approximately five sheets of 400-character genkoyoshi writing paper).
When writing in English, use Century or Times New Roman font (10 point) in columns eachcontaining approximately 42 characters per line, and 48 lines per page. However, Gothic font should
be used for the title of the thesis and for subtitles such as the Introduction, Method, Results, andDiscussion etc.
5) The first line of each paragraph shall be indented by one character space for Japanese and two
character spaces for English.
6) Structure
The thesis shall be structured according to points (1) to (11) below. Points (1) to (9) shall be arrangedin this order without inserting a page break. Each section shall be titled as 'Introduction', 'Method','Results', 'Discussion', 'Conclusion', 'Acknowledgements', 'References' etc. or a corresponding title(no title is required for the Appendix). Titles shall be preceded by a single blank line, typed in Gothic
font, and centered in the middle of the column using the centering function. The body of each section
shall commence on the line after the title. If subordinate sections (herein 'subsections') are required
such as for the ‘Method’ or ‘Results’ sections, the title of these subsections shall be left-aligned andorganized according to the following numbering hierarchy: '1.' in full-size (double byte) characters;'1)' in half-size (single byte) characters; and '(1)' in half-size (single byte) characters.
(1) Thesis title, author's name, research supervisor's name & affiliation
The thesis title, author's name shall appear in both Japanese and English. The Japanese shallappear on top and the English below for theses written in Japanese, whereas the opposite shallapply for theses written in English. Research supervisor's name and affiliation (i.e., research
field/major/department/university) shall appear in Japanese below author’s name. The thesis
title, author’s name and research supervisor’s name shall each be separated by double spacing
and provided in centered Gothic font using the single-column format. Do not use double-sizedcharacters or change the line spacing for the thesis title etc.
(2) Abstract & key wordsa)

The abstract shall adopt the single-column format and begin from two lines below the endof the thesis title etc. Do not attach a title to the abstract.

b)

Theses written in Japanese shall contain a Japanese abstract up to 800 characters in length,
while theses written in English shall contain an English abstract up to 250 words. The
abstract can also be divided according to Aims, Method, Results, and Conclusion etc. The
abstract should summarize the entire thesis in a concise manner by describing what theaims were, what method was used and on which subjects, what results were obtained, andwhat the significance of these results is. It must not form part of the introduction or besimilar to the conclusion.

c)

The key words (up to five) shall be provided in English on the line after the abstract using
the single-column format, and shall appear in alphabetical order after "Key words:".

(3) Introduction
The introduction shall outline previous research, identify current/future issues, and describe theneed for relevant research as well as the research aim/s or hypothesis based thereupon.
(4) Methoda)

The 'Method' section should be divided into relevant subsections such as 'Subjects' and'Methodology' etc., and stated in a concise manner.

b)

If the subjects (including controls) are humans, state their average ages and the standard
deviation (SD) as well as the sex ratio and any other necessary demographic statisticalinformation. However, when this data constitutes the research results, it should instead be
described in the 'Results' section. If the subjects are communities/regions, organizations, oranimals, provide appropriate information about them.

c)

The 'Methodology' section should outline the research method/s used to enable thereproducibility of the research. As-yet unpublished measures, apparatuses, equipment, anddrugs used in the research should also be outlined in this subsection.

(5) Results
The 'Results' section should describe the obtained results in a concise manner. While figures andtables can also be used in this section, the text itself should describe the main points of thesefigures and tables without reiterating their contents in detail. The contents of tables should also
not be reiterated in figures.
(6) Discussion
This section should investigate the significance (and limits) of the obtained results in relation to
current knowledge, and suggest a course for future research. The review of references to beundertaken in the 'Introduction' section is not required here. Rather, it is necessary to sufficiently
investigate the significance of the obtained results with respect to current knowledge. Be sure to
maintain consistency when dividing the discussion into subsections (i.e., when the discussion islengthy). Even if the individual subsections have been well summarized, it is often the case thatthe entire section has not been summarized and the respective arguments are not consistent.
(7) Conclusion
Unlike the 'Abstract' section, the 'Conclusion' should be limited to a concise statement of theimportant elements of the obtained results, as well as the significance thereof.
(8) Acknowledgement/s
This section should begin by describing any research funding, even if it was partial (e.g. "Partof this research was supported by The Ministry of Education,Culuture,Sports,Science andTechnology (MEXT), Grant-in-Aid for General Research (B) (Subject No. 00000000)"). Next, it
should mention any academic conferences where the research was presented, either in part or inits entirety (e.g. "Part of this research was presented at the '1st Meeting of Japanese Health
Science and Nursing' (Tokyo, January 2004)"). Finally, it should acknowledge any persons who
made a specific contribution to the research, or any research supervisor/s etc. who proofread thethesis. However, it should not include merely for the sake of formality the names of senior

colleagues who have not actually contributed to the research.
(9) Referencesa)This section should contain cited references only, and should not include a bibliography.

b)

The references should be listed using a consistent format in accordance with theconventional rules of the research field in which the thesis is subsumed or the instructions
for authors by the journal to which a paper based on the thesis is to be submitted.
References cited within the text should also be described accordingly (i.e., number
followed by cited reference or author's name/s and year). Meanwhile, the following
guideline is useful for writing references in experimental studies: “International Committeeof Medical Journal Editors. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to
Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication.
http://www.icmje.org/." Alternatively, references for other types of studies can be written
as follows: "American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of theAmerican Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author."c)

Include references to your own published work too.

(10) Figures & tables
Figures and tables should be printed in black and white and arranged in a suitable manner,
irrespective of the two-column format. They should be prepared in a way that clearly conveys
to the reader the meaning of the data contained therein, without having to look elsewhere forclarification. As such, they should contain appropriate titles and, where necessary, footnotes. As
a general rule, any lines or borders drawn around tables should be horizontal only. Avoid theuse of vertical lines or borders around tables unless indicated in the instructions for authors by
the journal. Figures and tables should be consecutively numbered (i.e., 'Fig. 1', 'Fig. 2', 'Fig. 3'/'Table 1', 'Table 2', 'Table 3', etc.) and cited accordingly in the text. Minimize the use of tables
and figures, and do not include those which are not essential.
(11) Appendix
An 'Appendix' section can be attached after the 'References' where required. 'Appendix' should
be written in Gothic font and centered, with the text beginning on the next line.
4. Any original evaluation scales, questionnaires, or survey papers used in the research may also be
submitted separately to the thesis. They should include the thesis title and author's name, and be prepared
as a supplement, attached figures, or attached tables according to the main drafting points mentioned
above. Three copies of them should be submitted together with the thesis. These documents may beconsidered in the thesis review.

II. Criteria for Evaluating Master Thesis
Master theses are evaluated based on the following criteria, not necessarily in this order:novelty, originality, and insightfulness of the research topic,
abilities in logical/scientific thinking,appropriateness of the research method(s)/approach,expansivity of the theme emerged from the conclusion and its implication,
performance in oral presentation and following discussion,
contribution, andformatting of the thesis.

Details of the Oral Exam for Entrance
to the Doctoral Program of Health Sciences and Nursing,
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo

Applicants who pass the primary written exam are eligible to sit for the secondary oral exam. In the oral
exam, applicants are required to make a presentation based on their eight-page thesis summary (seeattachment) and respond to questions from the Examination Committee’s Chief Examiner and AssistantExaminer, as well as from the floor. The presentation must include questions about the applicant’s intended'Research Plan' following admission to the doctoral program.
However, applicants who are expected to complete Master of Health Sciences and Nursing, Master ofInternational Health, Master of Medical Science and School of Public Health at the Graduate School of
Medicine, the University of Tokyo in March 2025 are exempted from this presentation and there will be only
questions and answers.
Alternatively, those who are expected to graduate from Master of International Health, Master of Medical
Science and School of Public Health of the Graduate School of Medicine need to attend Master thesispresentation of Health Sciences and Nursing as well as their own departments’ presentation. Details about
Master thesis presentation of Health Sciences and Nursing will be provided after the application.
Preparing slides:
The presentation time shall be 15 minutes per person.
When making your presentation, you may use Power Point for Windows (Mac OS versions not
permitted).
Presentation files should not exceed 5 MB, and should be stored on a USB storage device to bebrought to the oral exam.
Animation may not be used in presentations.
The file name should be your personal Exam ID Number.
You may preview your presentation when setting it up on the exam venue computer, but you are notpermitted to make any changes to the content.
Points to note regarding the presentation:
You are generally required to operate your own presentation slides.

Notice Regarding Foreign Language (English) Examinations for Entrance
to the Doctoral Program in Health Sciences and Nursing
Foreign language (English) written examination is not administered by the University of Tokyo to applicants for theDoctoral Program in Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo. In lieu
of those examinations, applicants are required to submit an official report of their TOEFL scores as below.
1.

Acceptable TOEFL TOEFL-iBT TOEFL iBT® Home Edition
Score

2.

Period of Validity

A TOEFL score will be valid only if the test was administered after January 1, 2023.

3.

Submission

Together with the other application documents, submit following documents:

Methods (1) “Test- A copy of the “Test Taker Score Report” that was sent to the examinee by ETS(Educational

Taker

Testing Service).

4.

Score

Report(Examinee- A screen copy of application result of “Institutional Score Report” that shows the application

Score Report)”

date for ETS.

Submission

Please make a request to the ETS to forward an “Institutional Score Report” to “the University

Methods(2)of Tokyo Faculty Medicine” with the following information.

“Institutional Score

DI (Designated Institution) Code: 8426

Report”

Division: Graduate Organization
Department: 42(Medicine)-

When making the request, do not use “University of Tokyo” or another DI code for theother graduate schools of The University of Tokyo.

-

The “Institutional Score Report” will be accepted even if it arrives after the application
deadline, as long as the request has been made prior to the application. If multiple“Institutional Score Report” arrive at the Graduate Students Affairs Section, the same scoreas the “Test Taker Score Report” will be accepted.

5.

Cautions

For details, please refer to the TOEFL website http://www.cieej.or.jp/toefl/.

Please note that in the situations described below, reports of TOEFL scores will NOT be
accepted. In those situations, it will be assumed that the applicant has chosen not to take theforeign language (English) examination.
(1)

The “Institutional Score Report” from ETS is not received.

(2)

The scores and the dates of the examination on the copy of the “Test Taker Score Report”
are not identical with those on the “Institutional Score Report”.

(3)

The official score is not from a test administered during the time period prescribed in #2
above (Period of Validity).

(4)

Scores are submitted by methods other than those described in #1 and #2 above, or scores
are submitted by illicit means.

NOTESTOEFL score submission may be exempted if the following (1) or (2) applies.
(1) An applicant who earned or is expected to earn a bachelor’s degree, or the international equivalent
thereof, from an institution, where the primary language of the entire institution (not only the applicant’s
department or program) is English, in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the U.K. or the U.S.A.
(2) An applicant who earned or is expected to earn a bachelor’s degree, or the international equivalent
thereof, from an institution, where the primary language of the entire institution (not only the applicant’s
department or program) is English in countries other than Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, theU.K., or the U.S.A. If an applicant falls into this category, he/she is required to send a certificate of medium
of instruction issued by the institution by mail.
Both (1) and (2) are limited to bachelor’s program only. NOT apply to master's and doctoral programs.
Those who wish to be exempted from submitting scores should contact administrative staff (email:in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp) by November 11 2024.

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