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History

Dokkyo Medical University is a part of Dokkyo Group of Academic Institutions ( Dokkyo Gakuen). Dokkyo Gakuen was established in Tokyo in 1883 as Doitsugaku Kyokai Gakko under the sponsorship of
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, Yamagata Aritomo, and Katsura Taro. Doitsugaku Kyokai Gakko later became Dokkyo Gakuen, which was founded by Teiyu Amamo, and Minato Seki. Dokkyo Gakuen re-established junior and senior high schools in 1948. In 1964, Dokkyo Gakuen established
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in Saitama for its 80-year anniversary. Subsequently, Dokkyo Gakuen established a medical school, Dokkyo Medical University in 1973 in Mibu, Tochigi. Its University Hospital, Saitama Medical Center, and Nikko Medical Center are now the biggest medical complex in northern area of
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Organization of Dokkyo Medical University


Undergraduate programs

*School of Medicine (B.S.): Department of Medicine *School of Nursing (B.S.): Department of Nursing


Graduate program

*Graduate School of Medicine (Ph.D. in Medicine) *Graduate School of Nursing (Ph.D. in Nursing) *Graduate Program of Midwifery


Hospitals

*Dokkyo University Hospital *Saitama Medical Center (formerly Koshigaya Hospital) *Nikko Medical Center


Nursing Schools

*Nursing School Affiliated to Dokkyo Medical University *Misato Nursing School Affiliated to Dokkyo Medical University


Student and staff numbers


Students

Graduate School of Medicine: 165 Graduate School of Nursing: 25 School of Medicine: 747 School of Nursing: 405 Graduate School of Midwifery: 10 Nursing School Affiliated to DMU: 303 Misato Nursing School Affiliated to DMU: 132


Faculty

*Professors: 74 *Associate professors: 88 *Full-time instructors: 150


Organization of Dokkyo Gakuen

*Dokkyo Medical University *Dokkyo University *Himeji Dokkyo University *Dokkyo Junior High School & Senior High School *Dokkyo Saitama Junior High School & Senior High School


External links


Official website


References

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