Nara

Medical University
C orpo r a t e p r o ﬁ leContributing to society by
exploring medical
potentials
A prefectural medical vocational school was established in Narain April 1945 and was transformed into the predecessor of Nara
Medical University in 1948. It was then reorganized into the present
Nara Medical University in 1952. Nara Medical University College ofNursing was established in 1996, and it was re-organized as the Facultyof Nursing, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University in 2004. Since
then, Nara Medical University has been steadily advancing as a medical
university with the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Nursing,
School of Medicine.
Nara Medical University implements a variety of educational/
research activities based on cooperation agreements with other national/
public and private research organizations. Our university also focuses
on clinical English education and gives priority to training at overseas
research institutions. We nurture physicians who will be able to fulfill
leading roles in the field of medicine worldwide.
Nara Medical University has been promoting the concept of“Medicine-Based Town”(MBT) as one of its unique activities. In MBT,
medical findings are utilized for engineering and town development,
whereas conventional medical-engineering collaboration focuses on theapplication of engineering knowledge to medicine. We aim to contributeto society with the deep medical knowledge acquired by physicians. The
knowledge can be applied to not only patient treatment, but also to the
medically-correct development of products, residences, and towns, andrelated items. In 2016, we established the MBT Consortium to fulfill thisgoal. Approximately 100 private companies from many different fields,
including energy, machinery, finance, and life insurance, participate in the
consortium. We hope to integrate the powers of companies and medicine
to create new industries.
Nara Medical University is not only a place where people can be
educated to become health care professionals who can fulfill importantroles around the world, but also a place where high quality health careservices are provided. Moreover, it is a place where all the academic staffof the university are motivated and have opportunities to engaged in theactivity. We are determined to recognize our roles and responsibilities
and fulfill them.

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Nara Medical University

President

Hiroshi Hosoi

Basic information : As of Jan 1, 2020

Number of staff member

Number of students

2,356

Undergraduate students :Executives: 4, Faculty staff: 387,

1,019

Faculty of Medicine: 679, Faculty of Nursing: 340

Physicians: 388, Residents: 108

Graduate students :Nurses: 1,023, Technical/Clerical staff: 446

242

Master’s course students: 42, Doctoral course students: 200

Financial Report

Settlement in 2018 (Unit: 1,000 yen)
Recurring revenue :47,949,150

University grants: 1,929,107, Tuition/admission and examination fees: 814,313, Affiliated hospital:
42,103,777, Donations/commissioned research: 1,291,659, Subsidies: 1,269,959, Other revenue: 540,336

Current expenses :47,867,129

Education/research: 2,106,802, Medical drugs: 14,579,423, Medical materials: 4,778,710, Other medical
expenses:6,916,805, Personnel expenses: 18,723,556, General administrative expenses: 702,032, Other
expenses: 59,801

Hospital information

Number of hospital staff
Physicians: 660, Nurses 1,023, Pharmacists: 62, Clinical laboratory technicians: 68,
Clinical radiological technologists: 52, Clinical engineers: 39, Physical/Occupational

therapists: 38, Other medical technologists: 47, Clerical staff: 52. Residents: 108

Status of clinical care
Clinical departments: 27, Beds (General: 875) (Psychiatry: 108), (Infection: 9),

Operating rooms: 15, Surgeries per year: 8,791, Inpatients (per day): 843,
Outpatients (per day): 2,379; Hospitalization period (mean): 12.4 days㎡

WEB

Ground area

104,024.32㎡

Building area

148,327.66㎡

For more information about Nara Medical University, please refer to our website.

http://www.naramed-u.ac.jp/

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Philosophy of Education
To train health care professionals with a strong senseof ethics and scientifically inquiring minds who are rich inhumanity, can actively interact with patients, other medical
specialists, community residents, and people from other countries,
and are determined to promote their best effort to provide highquality health care throughout their lives.

Unique and characteristic education courses
Promotion of ten-week off-campus training (in Japan and abroad)
The course aims to train health professionals and broaden their perspectives by developing inquisitive minds and promotinginteractions with many people, including off-campus training (in Japan and abroad).

Overseas

University ofAlberta Hospital

Dispatch of 16 second-year students (2018)

Institut des Sciences duVivant Frédéric-JOLIOT

University ofMichigan
Medical School
Case Western
Reserve
University

University ofAlberta
University of
Bologna

Sidra
MediceMonashUniversity Malaysia

Dispatch of 23 second-year students (2018)■Kyoto University Graduate School/Faculty of
Medicine■Waseda University School of Advanced Science andEngineering■Keio University Faculty of Medicine

Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital Medical Center

National
Taiwan University

Domestic■Tokyo Medical and Dental University■NTT Communication Science Laboratories■RIKEN Brain Science InstituteTexas Tech University
Health Sciences Center■National Institute of Infectious Diseases Department
of Immunology■Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center

University of Texas Health
San Antonio

Columbia
University
Medical Center

Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta University■International University of Health and Welfare Facultyof Medicine■Iwate Medical University Faculty of Pharmacy■Kanazawa University College of Medical
Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences■Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences■Adachi Hospital■Kawasaki Medical School

Promotion of clinical English
Our university promotes English education toprovide students with high clinical English skills.
Native English professors and teachers teach medical
and health care-related classes.

[Objectives]1) Implementation of English education as preparatory
education for medicine/nursing2) Acquisition of reading, speaking, listening, andwriting skills3) L earning impromptu speaking and fluency for offcampus training
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small group learning

hidden curriculum

Early start of clinical training to learn procedures
Students of the university undergo clinical skills training using advanced simulators under the guidance of clinical and resident
physicians from the first academic year, so that they can smoothly apply learned knowledge and skills in practical clinical training.

[Objectives]
1) Early initiation of clinical skills training for students to increase their motivation to
become physicians.
2) Simulation training to learn the basic practical knowledge of patient safety.
3) L earning clinical skills from clinical physicians to understand their relations withbasic medicine and their importance.
4) T eaching practical skills using step-by-step approaches to train health care
professionals with higher medical skills.

Introduction to Clinical Skills Training

Establishment of the NM course in the Graduate School of Medical Sciences Doctoral Course basedon a “basic agreement on academic/scientific collaboration between Nara Medical University andthe Council of the University of Michigan that represents the University of Michigan”.
On December 13, 2018, Nara Medical University and The University of Michigan Medical School entered into “a basic agreement
on academic/scientific collaboration” with the aim of promoting their cooperation in medical education and scientific research.
In March 2019, Nara Medical University established the NM course in the Graduate
School of Medical Sciences Doctoral Course based on the basic agreement to conduct
research and provide lectures in relation to the University of Michigan, and have beenplacing an emphasis on training researchers with an international perspective.

[Subjects in which NM course classes are held]- Immunology (Department of Immunology)- Musculoskeletal Reconstruction and Sports Medicine (Department of Orthopedic
Surgery) *Names of departments are stated within brackets.
Entering into a basic agreement

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Philosophy of Research
To apply the results of research to the provision of thehighest quality of health care for patients to promote the healthof people living in Nara Prefecture, and conduct innovative
research to contribute to the progress of medicine.

Cutting edge research leading Japan and other countries
Research on the regulatory mechanism ofthrombosis and hemostasis

Research on minimally invasive treatment using IVR　　In this university, research on thrombosis and hemostasis(IVR) - a new therapeutic method in which narrow tubes (catheters

has been performed for over half a century. In particular, wealways take the international lead in studies on the pathogenesis
and treatment of hemophilia. Recently, we developed a bispecificantibody (emicizumab) which is a novel therapeutic for patientswith hemophilia A by academic–industrial cooperation. Thisis a completely humanized recombinant antibody possessing
an FVIII mimetic action by bridging activated factor IX andfactor X. The half-life is approximately 30 days and the clotting
function can be maintained by subcutaneous infusion every 1-4
weeks. The department of pediatrics in our university lead thephase1/2 clinical studies (Shima M et al. N Engl J Med 2017)
and the safety and efficacy of the drug were confirmed byinternational phase 3 clinical studies (N Engl J Med, 2018, 2019).

Nara Medical University developed interventional radiology
and needles) are inserted into the body while viewing X-ray, CT,and ultrasonic images. Nara Medical University Hospital leads
other health care institutions across Japan in the development andimplementation of many different IVR-based therapeutic methods,
including transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE),
stent-based treatment for the biliary duct, digestive tract, andocclusive arteriosclerosis, and stent grafting for aortic aneurysms.
Furthermore, we conduct numerous clinical trials to promotethese treatment methods in other areas of the country. The IVR
center has been established in the hospital, and the number ofcases and quality of medical treatments provided are the highest
level in the world.

　　A paradigm shift in hemophilia A treatment is occurring allover the world and this drug is already being used in over 6,000
patients, in over 60 countries.

Pretreatment

Posttreatment

Research related to drug discovery
A coagulation factor Ⅷ
Factor X

A2

A1

Activated
Factor IX

B emicizumab（ACE910）
Factor X

Activated
Factor IX

Aneurysm

A3
C2

C1

Phospholipid membrane

Angiography prior to and following stent grafting

Activated
Factor X

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Activated
Factor X

MBT Consortium Association
Commemorative symposium for the establishment of the MBT Consortium Association
participated in by approximately 630 people from across Japan

From Nara Medical University to the world
MBT - Power of medicine for industrial/ revitalization and city/ town development The application of extensive knowledge owned by physicians to not only patient treatment but also a variety of industries. This is
the MBT (Medicine-based Town) project. In 2016, we established the MBT Consortium Association, and its activities are participatedin by more than 100 companies and organizations.

MBT Consortium Association

Searchhttp://mbt.or.jp

What is MBE and MBT?
Medicine-Based Engineering
City/
town
development＋ MBE ＝ MBT

MBE

MBE (Medicine-Based Engineering) is deﬁned as the application of medical knowledge toall industries to develop medically-appropriate products and systems.

MBT

MBT (Medicine-Based Town) refers to the application of MBE to city/town
development that responds to the era of industrial/regional revitalization and society
with a declining birthrate and an aging population.

Medicine-Based Town

Examples of commercialization of products
through collaborative research

MBT realized through collaboration
Government (Cabinet Ofﬁce)

WasedaUniversity

Revitalization of cities/
towns, people, and industries

MBT Link
HeathCare
ServiceNara Prefecture

Nara
Medical University

MBT Consortium(Private organization)

Product created by
the venture projectof Nara Medical
University

Kashihara City

Collaboration with
community residents

Utilization of the power of ﬁnancial
institutions and private companies (103(Imai-cho of Kashihara City, etc.)
organizations as of the end of 2019)
Functional mechanisms of emicizumab

The ﬁrst productwith MBT
certiﬁcation or logo

Head-positionadjustable
Sound Sleep Mattress

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Health care philosophy
To train health care professionals who are rich in humanity
and can develop caring relationships with patients, in addition toproviding safe, reliable, and high-quality health care as the final
line of defense to protect those living in Nara Prefecture in close
collaboration with the community.

Excellent functions of the hospital
Nara Medical University Hospital has fulfilled many different criteria and been designated/approved as a core hospital withexcellent functions in Nara Prefecture.

Provision of advanced health care

Advanced treatment hospitalProtect the lives of people in the community

Disaster base hospitals

Nara Medical University Hospital is the only hospital

Nara Medical University Hospital can deal with emergency

in Nara Prefecture that can perform difficult surgeries andsituations 24 hours a day; it can accept/transfer severely injured/

provide highly advanced medical treatment using sophisticatedcritically ill patients in the event of disasters, and dispatch teams

medical equipment and facilities, which general health careof physicians. It is a hospital with advanced functions that allow

institutions cannot provide.

it to fulfill central roles in community medicine.

Playing important roles in acute/critical care in the community

Advanced Emergency and Critical andCare Center

Nara Medical University Advanced Critical and Emergency Center accepts
severely-injured/ill patients from throughout Nara Prefecture 24 hours a day, as it is
the only tertiary critical care institution in this (Chunanwa) area. The center provides
tertiary and other care for many emergency patients, including those with internal/
surgical disorders, intoxication, and burns.
List of the Designation as a Certified Health Care Institution (a Part) ⃝ Designated medical institution for specified types-I and II infectious diseases ⃝ Core hospital for clinical training⃝ Special medical institution covered by health insurance (advanced treatment hospital) ⃝ AIDS core hospital ⃝ Psychiatric emergency care institution⃝ Prefectural designated cancer care hospital ⃝ Core hospital for cancer care and genomics ⃝ Core hospital for the treatment of hepatic diseases⃝ General perinatal medical center ⃝ Center for dementia care (core center) ⃝ Kidney transplant center⃝ Received certification from the Japan Council for Quality Health Care (3rdG:Ver.1.1)
Other certifications and designations from many different academic societies

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Provision of advanced medical treatment

Linac for radiation therapy(True Beam STx)
The hospital provides advanced cancer
treatment using intensity modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT) and imageguided radiotherapy (IGRT).

Hybrid operating rooms

PET/CT equipment (Discovery IQx)

A hybrid operating room has both
operating tables and cardiovascular
X-ray equipment. The combination ofthese two types of equipment enables
health care professionals to make themost of advanced medical technology.

PET/CT is a diagnostic imaging systemused to diagnose cancer stages andits recurrence/metastasis. As it is
the most advanced type of imaging
equipment with a long detector width, alarge number of high quality/definition
images can be obtained using the
respiratory-gated method.

da Vinci Xi(Robot to support endoscopic surgery)
The da Vinci Xi is the most advanced
robot to support endoscopic surgery.
During advanced endoscopic surgery
using the da Vinci Xi, an endoscopic
camera and a robot arm are inserted
from a 1- to 2-cm long incision.

Comfortable space inthe hospital

Community activities/
events

The hospital is designed to create a bright and warm
atmosphere, providing a comfortable space for patients.

As a base to provide information on mental andphysical health, the hospital considers the importance ofcommunication with local people. Nara Medical University
Hospital holds a variety of events, such as art exhibitionsin the hospital to present art created by students withspecial needs in the halls, in-hospital concerts, and public
lectures.

Children's ward

Staff station

Rest areas

Art exhibition
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will be renovatedSince the campus has become old, the Department of Education/Research is transferring to a new and large campus
located approximately 1 km southwest of the existing one (premises of the former Nara Prefecture Agricultural Researchand Development Center), which an emphasis will be placed on the further improvement of the affiliated hospital. The
new campus has adopted a zoning and design using a motif of The Ancient Capital of Fujiwara based on “the basic planfor the development of the new campus” created in March 2019. Facilities for the Departments of General Education andNursing are scheduled to be completed in 2024 as part of the preceding development plan.

Development of the new campus
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JRSakurai line

Hall and library

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Unebi station

Jinmu Imperial Mausoleum

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Proposed Site
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Relative positions of the two campuses

Mt. Unebiyama

Building for practicaltraining and research

Building
for lectures
Hall・Library

Gymnasium

Yamatotakada Bypass
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NHistory of Nara Medical University
In 1945, Nara Medical University was established in Kashihara City - one of the ancient cities of Japan, as the only
school for training physicians in Nara Prefecture. Since the establishment of the university, the Faculty of Medicine has
a 70-year history.
After evolving as a medical university with the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Medicine for a long period of time,a four-year faculty of nursing was established in 2004 and continues to advance as a medical university with one school
and two faculties.
The predecessor of the Department of Nursing is the nursing school of Nara Prefectural Kyodo Hospital established in
February 1939. In 2007, Nara Medical University became a public university corporation to facilitate efficient management,
while emphasizing its public status and public interests.
1945. 04	Nara Prefectural Medical College was established as thepredecessor of Nara Medical University.

		The affiliated hospital was established (8 clinical departments
and 215 beds).

1947. 07	Preparatory courses from the former Nara Medical University
were held.

07	The name of the hospital was changed to Nara Medical University
Hospital.

1948. 04	The School of the former Nara Medical University Hospital wasestablished.

1952. 04 (Present) Nara Medical University was established.
1955. 04	A specialized nursing school affiliated with Nara Medical
University was established.

Panoramic view around 1965

1960. 04	Nara Medical University Graduate School of Medicine wasestablished.

1961. 12 School regulations of Nara Medical University were established.
1994. 03 Philosophies and objectives of the university were decided.
1996. 02	Nara Medical University Hospital was designated as an advanced
treatment hospital

04 Nara Medical University College of Nursing was established.
2004. 04	The Faculty of Nursing, School of Medicine, Nara Medical
University, was established.

2007. 04	The University was reorganized into Public University Corporation
Nara Medical University.

2015. 05	Commemoration ceremony for the 70th anniversary of theestablishment of the university.

2016. 09 Building E of Nara Medical University Hospital was built.
2017. 04 “The Future Vision of Nara Medical University” was developed.
04	A symbol and image character were created for the university

Panoramic view in 2018

corporation.

09	The affiliated hospital received a certification of Quality HealthCare 3rd G’ ver.1.1.

11 Imai-cho Guest House was opened.
2018. 02	A doctor helicopter port was built on top of the affiliated hospital.

（Syoutokutaishikun）“The Future Vision of Nara Medical University”

A doctor helicopter port was built on top of thewas developed. (2017)affiliated hospital. (2018)

Corporate symbol mark, image character

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YoshinoBy train● 10-minute walk from Unebi Station of the JR
Sakurai Line● 15-minute walk or 8-minute bus ride from
Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi Station● 8-minute walk from Kintetsu Yagi-Nishiguchi
StationBy busTake the bus from Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi
Station and get off at:● “Idai-byoin genkan-guchi” bus stop (NaraKotsu Bus)
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5 Clinical Medicine Research Bldg.
6 Basic Medicine Bldg.
7 General Research Bldg.
8 Skills Laboratory Bldg.
9 Education and Training Bldg.
10 Faculty of Nursing Bldg.
11 Energy Center
12 University Library
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1840 Shijo-Cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan
Phone Number：+81-744-22-3051
URL http://www.naramed-u.ac.jp/