President
Kawasaki University of Medical WelfareAkio Tsubahara
If you are a high school student who wants to help others, why not aim to become a medical welfare professional at our university? Generally, national universities and top private universities, which have very difficult entrance exams, aim to promote Japan's globalization and increase its international competitiveness by developing human resources that can thrive in the international community. However, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare is aiming for a different direction, focusing on nurturing specialized professionals who can protect the health and welfare of people living in Japan.
The term "medical welfare professional" was coined by Dr. Sukenobu Kawasaki in the Showa era. He founded the Kawasaki Gakuen and Kawasaki Medical School in 1970 based on the philosophy that "all people involved in healthcare should be medical welfare professionals who can provide healthcare from the perspective of daily life, instead of being medical personnel who are only concerned about medical matters."
Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare was subsequently established in 1991 as the world's first four-year university with the words "medical welfare" in its name, with the aim of nurturing medical welfare professionals other than medical doctors. Our university provides excellent education in medical knowledge, medical technology, and social welfare not only to students who wish to work in the medical field but also to those who wish to work in other fields related to physical and mental well-being, such as social welfare, health, nursing care, and education. We educate our students to have the ability to provide the best medical and welfare services to vulnerable people, including patients, people with disabilities, and the elderly. In addition, we foster their kindness and consideration for others, the ability to communicate courteously and attentively, and the competencies to work effectively as part of a medical welfare team.
There are currently 5 faculties with 17 departments (Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Medical Welfare for Children, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Orthoptics, Medical Technology, Radiological Technology, Medical Engineering, Clinical Nutrition, Health and Sports Science, Health and Welfare Sciences Management, Health Informatics, Medical Secretarial Arts and Design for Medical and Health Care) and 3 graduate schools providing master's and doctoral programs in our university. We have emphasized the importance of learning social welfare as well as medical science to students who aspire to work in the medical profession. Similarly, we offer medical science as a required subject to students aiming to work as social welfare or management professionals, such as medical administrative staff. Students are encouraged to obtain professional qualifications specific to their field of study by passing national exams or certification exams.
All our graduates thrive in jobs that support others. Many graduates find employment in large hospitals, comprehensive welfare facilities, and public institutions comparable to large companies in the general corporate sector. Although there is no guarantee of a salary as high as that of occupations considered to have high annual salaries, our graduates can steadily earn salaries above the average across all industries, and their lives are filled with meaning and fulfillment. Work style reforms have been fully implemented in the area of medical welfare, making it possible for workers to live healthy and happy family lives.
We expect applicants to our university to determine, prior to admission, what kind of expertise in the field of medical welfare would be the most desired goal. All educators at our university promise to make maximum efforts to ensure that every enrolled student can realize their hopes. We hope every current student will contribute to social progress as warm and excellent experts in the field of medical welfare.
