Japan Health Care College（日本医療大学）
Evaluation summary
Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.
The mission, goals, and educational objectives are clearly set out and succinctly documented in
the College Regulations. The mission, goals, and educational objectives identify the College’s
individuality and distinctive qualities as being its business foundation as a social welfare corporation,
its status as a college born out of the medical and welfare workplaces, and its realization of
workplace-integrated education, and these are clearly stated in the college guide etc. while at thesame time publicized both internally and externally. Revision of the founding principles, basicprinciples, and five educational principles was considered in 2016 under the Med- and Long-termManagement Plan Project, and approval has been granted by the Board of Directors.
Standard 2. Students
An admission policy is formulated in accordance with the educational principles and make publicthrough the College website, guide, application guidelines, and syllabus. A support system forlearning and class instruction is provided for students through collaboration between faculty and staff,
with the Academic Administration Committee, student supervisors, and the Career and Learning
Support Center playing an active role in planning and implementing pre-matriculation education,
learning and class instruction support, job-hunting activities, national exam preparation etc. TheCareer and Learning Support Center has been established as part of the College’s career education
initiatives, creating a system for supporting students through collaboration between faculty and staff.
Established to facilitate school life stability, the Student Council provides and diffuses various
information related to student life as well as implements physical and mental health maintenancemeasures etc. College campus and building surface areas fulfill the Standards for Establishment ofUniversities, and a learning environment has been provided. The College has libraries on both of its
campuses, and the usage environment has been improved through the extension of library opening
hours in response to students’ requests and the introduction of an online catalog system enabling
students to search for materials from off-campus as well. With regard to students’ opinions andrequests regarding learning and class instruction support, course supervisors make improvements andthe Academic Administration Committee considers issues based on class evaluation results.
Standard 3. Educational Curriculum
The College has prescribed diploma policies in accordance with its educational objectives, andsince the academic year 2019 these policies have been made widely known by clearly stating in thesyllabus which diploma policies apply to each of the courses. Curriculum policies and diploma
policies were reviewed on an integrated basis in the academic year 2018 based on the College’s
educational objectives. Both policies were found to be consistent on the curriculum map, madewidely known through the College website, student application guidelines, and syllabus, and form

the foundation for a systematic educational curriculum comprising basic education courses,
specialized basic education courses, and specialized education courses. Educational content/methods
are reviewed following inspection and evaluation of learning outcomes utilizing Class
Questionnaires, Course Evaluations, Graduate Questionnaires or Achievement Questionnaires etc.
Standard 4. Faculty and Staff
Comprising the President, Department Chairs, and Secretary General, the Operation Council has
been established as the decision-making body for college operations and a system for assisting thePresident has been constructed, creating a structure that enables the President to appropriately
demonstrate leadership. With regard to the College’s authorities and responsibilities for decisionmaking, the authorities and responsibilities of the President and other positions have been clearlyprescribed under Administrative Authority Regulations. The necessary number of full-time faculty
for fulfilling the Standards for Establishment of Universities and the relevant standards regarding
occupational qualifications has been secured, and they are assigned appropriately. With regard torecruitment and promotion of faculty, the College has established Faculty Employment Regulations
and Faculty Selection Committee Regulations. The College is a member of the Hokkaido FD/SD
Promotion Council, and in addition to gathering information, proactively dispatches administrative
staff to training workshops conducted by the Association of Private Universities of Japan and otherorganization in accordance with the Staff Training Plan formulated annually by the Secretariat. Not
only are full-time faculty provided with offices with the necessary floor area, ensuring that theresearch environment is fully equipped, but also various regulations have been formulated to ensurethat administration is carried out appropriately.
Good point The College can be highly evaluated for compiling a College Administration Handbook
summarizing laws/regulations and reports pertaining to staff’s administrative duties, as well ascompiling and using work manuals for procedures and execution methods for each of the main
duties of each group within the Secretariat.
Standard 5. Management, Administration and FinanceWork Regulations and Reward/Disciplinary Regulations have been established based on theCollege’s founding principles, basic principles, and educational principles, and the Collegeendeavors to maintain management discipline and integrity. In addition, every academic year theCollege hold a Japan Health Care College Policy Briefing where the College’s management andoperational policies are explained to faculty and staff, and efforts are being continually made in orderto realize the College’s mission and goals.
A Board of Directors has been established in accordance with the article of endowment as theCollege’s decision-making body for achieving its mission and goals. The Board of Directors
comprises directors appointed in accordance with the articles of endowment, and both meeting
convening status and attendance status are good. In order to support education and learning by

strengthening the financial bases of both the College and its incorporate entity, a Management
Strategy Council comprising the Chair of the Board of Directors, the President, Department Chairs,
the Secretary General, and external experts has been created and other collaborative efforts between
the College and its incorporate entity are being carried out. Ever since its establishment in April 2014,
the College has been endeavoring to establish a stable financial base with the cooperation of theTsushima Health Care & Welfare Group while at the same time pouring effort into improving thegovernance system. Aiming to achieve an even more stable financial base, measures are being taken
to make the College’s fiscal balance even healthier, such as carrying out management of theincorporate entity within the scope of revenue from the charges from students and pupils andlaunching an Expenditure Reduction Taskforce led by young middle-level administrative staff.
Good point Operating directly under the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Internal Audit Office audits theCollege’s administrative situation, including accounting procedures, in accordance with theannual audit plan. Audit results are reported to the Chair of the Board of Directors, with theaudited divisions submitting improvement reports. This system can be highly evaluated forensuring appropriate functioning of mutual checking.
Standard 6. Internal Quality Assurance
The College carries out self-inspection and evaluation activities independently. Each committee
carries out annual self-inspections and evaluations of the status of its activities and then prepares areport on its committee activities for submission to the Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee.
The Self-Inspection and Evaluation Committee verifies the content of the submitted reports, andsummarizes them in an annual report. In 2018 the College revised its three policies (diploma,curriculum and admission policies), with each department formulating curriculum maps and thecontent of diploma policies reflected in curricula. The College is implementing internal quality
assurance initiatives based on these three policies, with the syllabus clearly showing the relationshipbetween diploma policies and curricula for all courses, and each faculty member conducting theirclasses in accordance with diploma policies.
In summary, through maximum utilization of its business foundation as a social welfare
corporation, its status as a newly established college born out of the medical and welfare workplaces
with a view to society’s expectations in the future, and its experiential advantage in providing
workplace-integrated education, the College is demonstrating its determination to realize its mission
and goals in every aspect of its campus operations, and expectations can be held for its future growthand expansion. Currently, the College is meeting the standards expected for institutional evaluation
and accreditation with regard to organizational behavior based on the spirit of internal quality
assurance, including continuous efforts to improve not only student support but also the educational
curriculum, enhance the working abilities of both faculty and staff, and maintain management andfinancial health.

Note that with regard to the College’s unique standards, the general comments on “Standard A.
Research activities,” “Standard B. Student volunteers” and “Standard C. Public lectures” should bereferred to.