, abbreviated as NMU in English, is a

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(prefectural university) in

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, Japan. Located near

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, it is the only medical school in Nara Prefecture.

History

During the

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, was established to supply surgeons for Imperial Army and

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in April 1945. After the war ended, in 1947, Nara Medical College was promoted to a university and renamed Nara Medical University. In 2007, the College of Nursing, junior college of nursing established in 1996, was abolished and absorbed into School of Medicine (now Faculty of Nursing).

Organization

Programs

* School of Medicine (医学部) ** Faculty of Medicine (医学科) - 6-year

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** Faculty of Nursing (看護学科) - 4-year

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* Graduate School of Medicine (医学研究科) ** Doctor Course - 4-year ** Master Course - 2-year

Nara Medical University Hospital

The is a hospital attached to the Nara Medical University. It is the hospital where former

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died of his wounds after his

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on 8 July 2022.

College of Nursing

was a public

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associated with Nara Medical University, which opened in April 1996.

Notable alumni

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(PhD):

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, one of Japan's greatest mangaka

References

External links

*
Nara Medical University Hospital's official website
Educational institutions established in 1945 Public universities in Japan Medical schools in Japan Universities and colleges in Nara Prefecture 1945 establishments in Japan {{nara-university-stub