School of Medicine at Narita
Faculty of Medicine
Characteristics of the Curriculum
The curriculum of the IUHW School of Medicine is designed to foster and educate physicians who can serve the international community. We are proud to have a medical education curriculum that exceeds the world standard.
- All students are required to take the “Global Health” course as one of the required subjects to understand healthcare and medicine overseas, especially in neighbouring Asian countries. Topics covered include global health, tropical medicine, and educational systems of international health and medicine.
- In Year 6, students will take “Overseas Clinical Clerkship” as a required subject to learn and experience clinical medicine at medical facilities outside Japan for at least four weeks.
- Students will take Medical English classes and Medical Interview classes in English so that they will be able to evaluate patients in English.
- We also offer foreign languages besides English such as Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Korean.
- Students have access to one of the largest simulation centers in the world, allowing them ample time to practice clinical scenarios and medical procedures using manikins throughout the curriculum.
- Most classes will be conducted in English until the end of Year 2, and will be in Japanese from Year 3 with aims to cope with clinical trainings and the National Examination for Medical Practioners in Japan.
- International students take Medical Japanese/Japanese language classes during the first two years to prepare for classes to be given in Japanese from Year 3.
