About us
Nursing is a specialty that directly supports all people to live healthy lives dispite disease, disability or age-related challanges. As nurses we help others reach their potential and realize their goals or desires for health and well-being.
Vision
We envision a society where all, regardless of disease, disability, or age-related changes, can coexist with difficulties, live happily, live healthily, and fulfill their own unique potential throughout their lives. We will use nursing to forward this vision by advancing nursing research and technology, training future researchers, and fostering widespread collaborations to extend our knowledge and assistance to as many people as possible.
Mission
Our mission is to advance Nursing Research as a rigorous comprehensive discipline that cares for and supports all human life and wellness. We facilitate the success of new researchers, push the boundaries of innovation, further the application of new technologies and discoveries, and work relentlessly to improve lives as we build and strengthen community, national, and international collaboration.
History
1947
Tokyo Imperial University became the University of Tokyo.
1953
The Department of Hygienic Nursing was established in the Faculty of Medicine, becoming the second department of nursing in a four-year university in Japan.
1955
A nurse training facility was renamed the School of Nursing attached to the Faculty of Medicine.
1956
The midwife training facility was renamed the School of Midwifery attached to the School of Medicine.
1964
The nation’s first master’s degree program in nursing was established in the Graduate School of Biological Sciences as a specialized program in health nursing.
1965
Name changed from Department of Hygienic Nursing to Department of Public Health. Eight courses were established: Human Ecology, Epidemiology, Health and Nutrition, Nursing, Health Sociology, Adult Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Mental Health. The Graduate School of Biology and Medicine became the Graduate School of Medicine, and the Department of Hygiene and Nursing was renamed the Graduate School of Health Sciences.
1966
The Department of Health Care Administration was added, bringing the total to nine departments. D. program was established in the Department of Health Sciences as the nation’s first doctoral program in health sciences.
1972
The University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Professional Studies became a major.
1992
Name changed from Department of Health Sciences to Department of Health Sciences and Nursing. Adult Health Science, Mental Health Science, and Nursing Science are renamed Adult Health and Nursing Science, Mental Health and Nursing Science, and Basic Nursing Science, respectively. Two new courses, Community Nursing and Family Nursing, are established. There will be 7 Chairs in Health Science and 4 Chairs in Nursing. The Department of International Health Studies is established in the Graduate School.
1996
The Department of Health Sciences and the Department of International Health Sciences (independent department) were abolished and reorganized into the Department of Health Sciences and Nursing and the Department of International Health Sciences. Multiple courses in the Department of Health Science and Nursing are divided into two specialized fields. The Department of Health Sciences and Nursing becomes the organization responsible for undergraduate education.
2002
The School of Nursing and the School of Midwifery attached to the School of Medicine will be closed. Maternal Nursing and Midwifery and Gerontological Nursing were newly established.
2003
The former School of Nursing and Midwifery is renamed the School of Medicine Building No. 5, and five nursing courses are relocated. The school is designated as a midwifery school.
2010
Name changed to Department of Comprehensive Health Sciences.
2017
Global Nursing Research Center (GNRC) established.
