Tohoku University promotes the following educational programs with support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Project for fostering high-level professionals and technicians for university hospital (Training of distinguished specialists by mutual cooperation between university hospitals)

※ University Hospitals Cooperated Highly Skilled Professionals Training Program in FY2008-2009

※ Training of Medical Specialists Utilizing University Hospital to Ease the Shortage of Doctors in FY2010 (Training of Distinguished Specialists by Mutual Cooperation between University Hospitals)

We aim to cultivate medical practitioners who will work in medical fields in the future. To achieve this, we promote stimulation in university hospitals and our local community by providing financial support to high standard practitioners and clinical researchers training programs. Programs will be selected from candidates who submit applications from national, public and private university hospitals.

　

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2008 - FY 2012	University Hospital	Highly Qualified Medical Specialists Career Path Supporting System in Tohoku Direct (The hub and university hospitals alliance medical specialists training plan)	This program aims to train highly qualified medical specialists efficiently in the Tohoku region and streamline a consistent lifetime career path supporting system for medical practitioners. These range from medical students to trainee doctors, specialist trainee doctors and postgraduate medical students mainly based in Medical Practitioners Career Path Support Centers of University Hospitals.

Project for fostering high-level professionals and technicians for university hospital (Training of specialized staff for perinatal care)

※ Environmental improvement project for perinatal care (Professionals training) in FY2009

※ Training of Medical Specialists Utilizing University Hospital to Ease the Shortage of Doctors in FY2010 (Training of Specialized Staff for Perinatal Care)

Faced with the pressing issue of a shortage of pediatricians and obstetricians, this program aims to establish projects to train specialist perinatal staff, to provide support for university hospital initiatives, and to foster talented medical specialists and nurses with high-level knowledge and skills.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2009 - FY 2012	University Hospital	Project to Support Young / Female Perinatal Doctors	There are two purposes to this program: to actively encourage medical students and trainee doctors in order to increase the number of obstetricians and pediatricians; and to provide support for female doctors enabling them to continue working during pregnancy or return to work after childbirth. The "Birth of a New Life Project" aims to encourage medical students and trainee clinical doctors to move into perinatal care in the future through experiencing dealing with childbirth. The "Tohoku Lady Obstetrician 2009 (TOLO9) Project" aims to improve working environments for female doctors enabling them to continue their careers during pregnancy, childbirth and childcare. The project also aims to realize safe and high quality perinatal care by drawing on the personal experiences of female obstetricians.

Project for fostering high-level professionals and technicians for university hospital (Establishing system for training of nurses)

※ Plan for establishing a career system for nursing jobs in FY2009

※ Training of Medical Specialists Utilizing University Hospital to Ease the Shortage of Doctors in FY2010 (Establishing System for Training of Nurses)

Faced with the pressing issue of a shortage of pediatricians and obstetricians, this program aims to initiate projects to train specialist perinatal staff, to provide support for university hospital initiatives, and to foster talented medical specialists and nurses with high-level knowledge and skills.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2009 - FY 2013	University Hospital	Development of Supporting System for Nurse Career Promotion	This program aims to improve the education and practical skills of nurses through cooperation and academic discussion between the University Hospital and the School of Medicine and the development and implementation of a clinical training system. The program also aims to help nurses establish their own system to promote their career by defining a career path which enables them to remain active throughout their working life.

Establishment of a university hospital medical staff training system to promote team medicine

This program aims to promote the interdisciplinary team process among medical staffs and to raise the degree of specialization by providing support for university hospital initiatives. These undertakings will help to train specialized medical staff with high-level knowledge and skills to promote team medicine.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2011 - FY 2013	University Hospital	Development of Activation System for Highly-specialized Medical Team	This program aims to promote and achieve improvement of team medicine quality through the promotion of communication between various highly specialized staff and training of medical staff making use of adult education methods at the same time.

Personnel recruitment to improve conditions for working conditions for doctors in university hospital

This program supports university hospital initiatives that aim to ease the workload of doctors and nurses by hiring clerical assistants for doctors and by promoting the sharing of duties between related jobs.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2012	University Hospital	Operational Improvement of University Hospital Program	Through hiring clerical assistants for doctors and helpers for nurses, this program aims to improve the safety and quality of medical treatment and reform the work sharing system of doctors and nurses. By doing this, the program aims to not only ease the workload of doctors and nurses but also establish an environment that allows them to focus on their primary work.

Cancer professional training promotion plan

This program aids in fostering intelligent, highly-skilled medical professionals who specialize in the field of cancer; those who become carcinoma doctors, etc.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2012 - FY 2016	Graduate School of Medicine	Tohoku Cancer Professional Cultivation Promotion Plan	This program fosters the ability to promote academic knowledge, skill, and clinical studies on international level, which is necessary for cancer medicine. Through the collaboration of university, region, other occupational fields (medical team), and the patients association this comprehensive program aims to promote local cancer treatment and research including home healthcare and palliative care.

Project for Strengthening Central Functions of Universities and Affiliated Institutions in the Reconstruction of the Region

This program, while reconstructing the communities in the disaster areas and regenerating the regional industries and community medicine, helps universities and affiliated institutions strengthen their central functions in the reconstruction of the communities.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2011 - FY 2015	Graduate School of Medicine	Comprehensive Education Center for Community Medicine Support Project	Through acceptance and reeducation of medical personnel from disaster areas and education for students and young medical personnel to enable them to respond to the needs of disaster medicine, this program aims to contribute to the reconstruction of community health care in disaster areas.

Nurturing future doctors active on the world stage after the reformation of medical education in basic and clinical sciences

We support excellent programs intending to cultivate MD researchers of basic medicine at the medical school and graduate school of medicine.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2012 - FY 2016	School of Medicine	Nurturing MD researchers competitive in the world arena	Based on a needs assessment of students and faculty, we will establish a highly effective program to promote the career development of medical students to become MD researchers who will play leading roles in advancing basic and clinical medical sciences.

Training of Students in Natural Sciences and Mathematics Support Program

To support students who are highly interested in the fields of natural sciences and mathematics to further develop their interests and abilities, undertakings including all the elements of "Systematic Educational Special Program throughout the Year", "Selection of Participating Students" and "Enhancement of Collaboration/Connection on Graduate and other Levels" will be supported.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2012 - FY 2015	Faculty of Engineering	Step-QI school	Setting up the 3 courses of "Infrastructure", "Development" and "Evolution", establishing a system to go through the courses in stages and conduct special education, precedent studies and voluntary training fitting the students individual ability level and their degree of program participation.

Initiatives for distinctive education

This is an extra-curricular course for undergraduate and graduate students aimed at enhancing practical English communication skills.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2005 -	Center for the Advancement of Higher Education	Practical English Course	This course, taught by native instructors, will help students further develop English communicative abilities required in academic and social situations through activities including discussions and oral presentations.

With the aim to tailor English education to learners' individual pace and objectives and improve English language skills in stages, education programs for both students and academic staff are offered.

Year	Department	Program	Contents
FY 2012 -	Center for the Advancement of Higher Education	Practical English Seminar / Lesson Week	This program aims to improve English ability efficiently and effectively by utilizing e-learning materials. It offers various courses, like "cross-cultural understanding" and "improving TOEIC score", according to the purpose of study.

（ FY = Fiscal Year/ Financial Year ）