Message from Dean of Faculty

Message from Dean

Gifu College of Nursing was founded in 2000 as the first nursing college in Gifu Prefecture. The aim was to turn out a new generation who will be able to provide better nursing services while helping students develop basic skills in human care, take responsibility for solving problems, and channel their creativity into action.
Our four-year program is designed so that students can systematically study the basics of nursing. In May and June, the first-year students visit various nursing facilities operating in the medical, healthcare, and social services fields. From April to November (excluding summer holidays), third-year students receive long-term practical training at hospitals, municipal health centers, home-visit nursing stations, elementary and junior high schools, elderly care facilities, and maternity clinics. They cultivate a better understanding by integrating the theories they have learned in school with their practice experiences. In the fourth year, students conduct their graduation research project, which is a problem-solving task arising from their on-site nursing practices.
After their practical training in the third year of campus, students learn several subjects under the Liberal Arts curriculum. During the second semester of their third year and into their fourth year, nursing students get a rich education that develops sound judgment and good character.
By the time of graduation, all students are qualified to take the National Nursing Examination and Public Health Nurse National Examination. Students can choose courses to qualify for the Midwife National Examination, or to acquire a license to be "yogo kyoyu" (a qualified nurse in charge of the health care and health education at school) which may give them more employment options after graduation. There are 55 faculty members who provide extensive support over the four years.
The college believes in the study of nursing as a lifelong education and provides learning support systems that meet students' needs. Our faculty and staff love to see graduates who have matured as nursing professionals at informal meetings or graduate school sessions. We will always strive to provide better-quality nursing education in the future.

Mitsuko MATSUSHITA