Message from the Dean

The Graduate School of Health Management has had as it guiding philosophy the organic study of the fields of nursing care, medical measures, health science, sports, and public health under the roof of a single graduate school, in order to solve the issues faced in recent years in Japan in the domains of nursing care, welfare, disease prevention, and healthy life expectancy. In response to the growing interest in health ethics in society, the Graduate School of Health Management has opened up learning opportunities previously only available to those in medical-related faculties to students beyond the boundaries of their respective faculties.

Given the diverse backgrounds of students entering the university, we have improved the learning environment by providing introductory courses to fill the gaps between students, as well as offering many classes at the Shinanomachi Campus, adjacent to the University Hospital. On the other hand, a graduate school is not a school of culture. Rather than remaining mere passive learners, students are required to channel the queries and challenges that arise in the course of their studies into research and social implementation. Leveraging the strengths of Keio University as a comprehensive university, faculty members in a variety of specialized fields will support students in their studies and research. In particular, we have focused on the importance of data science from an early stage, preparing a variety of courses on analytical techniques to allow students to master the process of scientific decision-making based on data, regardless of the field.

In this age of uncertainty, where "pre-established harmony" and the assumptions underlying the status quo have collapsed, decisions that rely on intuition, experience, and luck have lost currency. The curriculum policy of "interdisciplinary education," "integration of practice and research," and "empirical research methods" should provide all of you with a strong theoretical armory to help you get through these difficult times. We hope to attract students with much ambition.