Postgraduate School of Healthcare

Gotanda Campus

The Postgraduate School of Healthcare gives students broad-based, highly specialized healthcare knowledge for the purpose of training professionals able to provide superior healthcare in clinical settings

Message from the Dean

Suga Sakamoto

The healthcare field is constantly advancing and developing; meanwhile, Japan is being forced to cope with an aging society and fewer children along with many other monumental shifts. We need professionals who are able to take the lead in navigating this progress and change.
The Postgraduate School of Healthcare, Tokyo Healthcare University is designed so that students can pursue their master’s or doctorate degree while continuing to work. This keeps them firmly rooted in actual healthcare settings, equipping them to do research that contributes to the future of Japanese medical treatment and healthcare.
Eight areas of master’s programs are offered (Nursing Management, Innovative Nursing Practice, Midwifery, Infection Prevention and Control, Perioperative Healthcare Safety, Sterile Supply Management, Medical Nutrition, and Healthcare Informatics) plus three doctorate programs (Infection Prevention and Control, Perioperative Healthcare Safety, and Nursing). We welcome highly-motivated professionals interested in these disciplines to join us!

Master’s programs

The Postgraduate School of Healthcare offers eight master’s programs: Nursing Management, Innovative Nursing Practice, Midwifery, Infection Prevention and Control, Perioperative Healthcare Safety, Sterile Supply Management, Medical Nutrition, and Healthcare Informatics. Each gives students both academic and professional expertise in their chosen healthcare field along with the management skills needed to deliver higher-quality services in healthcare settings. We train advanced professionals with the practical abilities needed for clinical settings and skilled in research, education, and management.

Maximum enrollment: 25
Term of study: Two years

Doctoral programs

The Postgraduate School of Healthcare offers three doctoral programs: Infection Prevention and Control, Perioperative Healthcare Safety, and Nursing. Each of them turns out advanced professionals with practical abilities honed in clinical settings and skilled in research, education, and management while systematically giving students expert knowledge from both an academic and international perspective. The goal of our doctoral programs is to further improve students’ practical skills in clinical settings by giving them the sophisticated expertise and techniques they need to succeed in their chosen area.

Maximum enrollment: 4
Term of study: Three years

Course for Practical Infection Prevention and Control in nursing

This course is designed to give students the latest information in infection prevention and control, practical strategies for use in hospital settings, and to provide them National Certificate for Infection Prevention and Control in nursing .

Course in infection prevention and control and practical HR support

This course is designed to give students who have full-time job at companies and other institutions the expertise they need to perform at high level Infection Prevention and Control skills.