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順天堂大学 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1946 |
| President | Eiki Kominami |
| Location | , Tokyo ,Japan |
| Website | juntendo.ac.jp |
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Juntendo University (順天堂大学,Juntendō Daigaku) is a private university inBunkyo,Tokyo, Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, for the School of Medicine and inInzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1946, although it can find its roots in a medical school founded in 1838. It is nicknamedJundai.
The Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine has granted doctorates since 1963, and the total numbers of the two types doctorate holders (甲 Kou and 乙 Otsu) has reached 1,897 and 2,394, respectively, as of 2017.[update][1] The university has the longest history as a medical education institution in Japan. Juntendo started out in theEdo period (1603–1868) as an institution for medical treatment and education, especially in the field of surgery, continuing to the present day.[2] The medical school has admitted to setting higher admissions standards for women "because they were better at communication than men and would have an advantage in the face-to-face interview component."[1]
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