In The Graduate School of Health Sciences has offered a Master’s Courses since April 2006, and a Doctoral Courses since April 2008. These courses lead to the degree of Master of Science in Nursing or Health Science, and to the degree of Doctor of Health Science respectively. In March 2008, we qualified our first Master’s Course graduates, and in March 2011, qualified the first Doctoral graduates. Moreover, the so-called “Cancer Professional Education Plan” has been adopted as a part of a larger project of the Mid-West Japan Cancer Professional Education. We have conducted educational programs leading to qualifications such as “Certified Nurse Specialist in cancer nursing” and “Medical physicist”. In April 2012, we started to offer a Master’s Course in Practical Midwifery. This course aims to produce leaders in the specialty field of maternal and child health and midwifery.

So far, we have received a large volume of applications for these courses, which reflects the important role of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in society.