The purpose of the Graduate School of Medical Science is to cultivate an ability for doing original studies that may add comprehensive knowledge and information to medical science including the fields of occupational and environmental health sciences, and to develop an ability for giving guidance in special fields,thus contributing to the advancement of medical and health sciences. The period of attendance needed for completion of this program is generally four years. The objective of the program is to enable qualified students who have an aptitude for scientific research to obtain advanced training in one of the disciplines which underlie the field of medical acience. For the first two years,this training emphasizes the mastery of the principles and methodology of one of the biological,environmental,or clinical sciences as represented in the various courses of the graduate school. Based on the aim and mission of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, the purpose of our Graduate School is to study theory and application of medical science, and to cultivate an ability for doing original studies that may add comprehensive knowledge and information to medical science, including the fields of occupational and environmental health sciences, and to develop an ability for giving guidance in special fields, thus contributing to the advancement of medical and health sciences.
Admission is granted after testing the ability of the applicants to study their respective courses.
There are both written and oral entrance examinations. The academic year begins on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year. President, vice president, and guidance professors who are in charge of the Graduate School make up the committee and discuss matters of importance determined in graduate school charter. For smooth operation, there are the Head Conference, Divisions Conference, and Liaison Conference as internal organizations. The Head Conference consists of the dean of the Graduate School,the head of each division, and one guidance professor chosen from each division.