Nakao Iwata M.D., Ph.D.
Universities are responsible for creating, disseminating, and utilizing knowledge. Such activities in medical schools contribute to research, education, and the community, and are linked to the clinic. If a medical university does not focus on research, there will be no significant difference between the university and local hospitals in terms of the quality of effort to improve the level of cutting-edge clinical research. In other words, it is critically important for us to be aware of the fact that the value of Fujita Health University is determined by research rather than education or clinical work.
You have surely chosen a career in medical research with a lofty ideal of contributing to medicine and healthcare and elucidating the pathologies of unknown diseases to discover new diagnostic and treatment methods. It is extremely important that those who take the lead in various clinical settings in the future always maintain a research-oriented mindset. The development of the Graduate School of Medicine is also indispensable for nurturing good clinical doctors, which is an objective of Fujita Health University. I sincerely hope that you will utilize your valuable time at Fujita Health University.