The is
Japan's six-year university-level
military academy
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under control of the
Ministry of Defense
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whose objectives are to train future military officers who are also
medical doctors and current military doctors. Students graduate with an advanced level of theory and application of
medical sciences required to conduct the missions of the
Japan Self-Defense Forces and acquisition of research capability of the related fields as well as to offer training of
clinical medicine
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.
It is headquartered in
Tokorozawa, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 344,194 in 163,675 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokorozawa is located in the ...
, and has annexed a College Hospital, a Research Institute and a Nursing School, but no dental school.
Its students are typically selected from recent graduates of Japanese civilian senior
high school
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s who have completed twelve years of formal schooling. Like the
National Defense Academy of Japan (NDA) students, they are paid salary and a semiannual bonus as employees of the Ministry of Defense.
After graduation the graduates are posted to an Officer Candidate Training School in one of the three forces. They then take the national medical doctor examination. After passing the examination they take a two-year internship and are posted to Self-Defense Force hospitals and the
battalion
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s.
If a graduate quits the force before nine years of service they are required to refund their training cost to the national government. This is different from the NDA.
The
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, an independent administrative institution affiliated with the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has accredited the mainstream courses and offers the degrees to the graduates. As the College is not a MEXT-accredited university it cannot offer its own degrees.
History
* 1973: Founded.
* 1974: Matriculated its first student.
* 1985: Matriculated its first female student.
* 1987:
Ph.D.
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-level course starts.
External links
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National Defense Medical College*
Daigakkō in Japan
Japan Self-Defense Forces
Military academies of Japan
Universities and colleges in Saitama Prefecture
Medical schools in Japan
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