Principle

The Master’s program offered at TMU was developed in line with the guiding principle of this institution described above. Aimed at people with a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than medicine, it is designed to equip the student with the knowledge and basics required to pursue a career in independent research in the highly specialized field of medicine. Its goal is to nurture richly humane individuals dedicated to the development of medicine and its application in the community; individuals committed to contributing to the welfare of mankind in line with the founding spirit of this college, that of “Self-reliance and self-study”.

Educational Goals

1. The ability to carry out research in line with the highest ethical standards.
2. The ability to plan and interpret the results of such research in a logical fashion.
3. The acquisition of a good understanding of life sciences as a whole together with the ability to quickly apply highly specialized knowledge to the current needs.
4. The ability to contribute to the development of regional and global health, medicine, and welfare through medical research or highly specialized work in the medical field.

Fundamental Policy

Students with a Master’s degree in a discipline other than medicine will embark on a program of learning established in cooperation with resources linked to our doctoral program. They will be expected to acquire the highly specialized knowledge and skills required to perform independent medical research or work in this field. This program will provide them with the necessary tools to make a real contribution to medicine, medical care, and welfare on a national and international level.

Aims in Nurturing Human Resources

Our aims are to provide students who have majored in life sciences other than medicine, such as pharmacology, engineering, science, or agriculture, with the latest medical knowledge and integrate that with the knowledge they already possess; and to foster individuals capable of further developing a wide range of medical-related fields through medical research.

They will be expected to acquire a good basic knowledge of their chosen field, focusing on the physiological function of the living organism and related diseases, from the molecular to the macroscopic level. They will learn how to perform both basic and applied research, exploiting cutting-edge knowledge from a wide range of life science technologies, such as histology, molecular biology, and genetics.

Our particular goal is to train individuals capable of conducting translational research as representing a crucial link between basic and clinical medicine.