Introductory Iatrology: Liaison between the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Lectures and practicums are held together with students from the School of Medicine (Department of Medicine, Department of Nursing), so that students can focus on medical-related fields with a broad perspective and so they can learn the qualities that are important to becoming a medical professional, such as a sense of ethics, a sense of morals and communication ability.
(The photo is at Mt Tateyama where new students are participating in medical care training)

Early experiences of practical training: Gaining a feel for one's future

For the purpose of encouraging students’ enthusiasm for specialist education, as a part of Introduction to Pharmacy in the first year, students in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences visit research laboratories at pharmaceutical companies, and students in the Department of Pharmacy visit pharmacies and hospitals.

Functional Human Morphology: The human body taught by a physician

Why do medicines cure diseases? As a basis for understanding how treatment drugs work in the human body, it is essential to understand the structure and function of the body. Learning is split into the different organ systems of the body.

Introduction to traditional and scientific knowledge of Wakan-yaku: Taking advantage of the features of the medical campus

Through lectures and practical training, medical, nursing and pharmacy students study a unique curriculum together, on the features of the medicine concepts and treatment methods that underwent unique development in the East.

Japanese Oriental (Kampo) Medicine: Understanding Eastern and Western Medical Sciences

It has become very topical in modern society to promote harmony between Eastern and Western medicine, and the goal of these lectures is to understand and gain a general overview of recognition methods for clinical states and treatment concepts in oriental medicine.

Advanced Course of Wakan-yaku: Liaison with the Institute of Natural Medicine

This is a program in which students proactively study a curriculum that is highly specialized and hands-on, and specific to natural medicine, in addition to the courses in the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The course is available from the second semester of the second year through the first semester of the fourth year, and by acquiring credits for Oriental & Western Medical Sciences and Exercise in Medical & Pharmaceutical Science for Wakan-yaku, and other classes, course completion will be recognized at the time of graduation.

Details of the course are available on the Advanced Course of Wakan-yaku site (click on the image).

Basic English: Learning basic pharmaceutical English in small groups

In small groups of around 10 students, basic pharmacy English is learned, relating to chemistry, physics, biology, pharmacology, pharmaceuticals and medicine. Furthermore, after discussing the content, interactive learning is carried out including presentations. In lectures in the second half, TOEIC study is undertaken.

Medicine and Pharmaceutical Engineering in Toyama: Medicine from traditional roots to cutting-edge developments

Students study about the Medicine of Toyama, and the history and present day of the University of Toyama School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition, with examples of pharmaceutical companies in Toyama Prefecture, students learn about unique tablet shapes and drug manufacturing processes.

Practical Learning of Pharmacy: In-depth medicine investigation with group-based study

In small groups of around 10 people, a pharmaceutical drug of interest is chosen, and study is undertaken on its discovery/history, synthesis and pharmacological effect, and the findings are presented in front of the teachers and other students. This enables students to learn about the process of creating one new pharmaceutical product.

Practical medical training (Pharmaceutical Engineering): Studying at the Toyama Prefectural Institute for Pharmaceutical Research

Students in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences learn at the Toyama Prefectural Institute for Pharmaceutical Research for one day of their practical training, so that they can carry out more specialized training on pharmaceutical engineering. The Institute has a large number of devices used for prototyping various drugs.

Technical English: Students hone their English skills in specialist pharmacy English courses under laboratory guidance

In small groups of 5-6 students, students study topics set in each lab (English reading/comprehension, writing and practical skills), thereby cultivating English skills befitting a pharmacist or drug development researcher. In lectures in the latter half, students learn more specialized written English in their assigned laboratory.

Economics of Pharmacy: Gaining an overview of the Pharmaceutical Industry from graduates of this University

Students can learn from graduates working in various pharmacy-related fields in terms of overviews of various jobs and valuable real-world information, which is very helpful when thinking about post-graduation career paths.

Graduation Research (Fourth to Sixth years): Poster presentations in front of all students

In the second semester of the third year, students are temporarily assigned to laboratories, and they learn about the basics of research. Graduation Research projects start officially from the fourth year. In around February of the fourth year, all of the students gather in the Lecture and Practical Training Building, where students from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences present their graduation research as a B1 poster, and students in the Department of Pharmacy make a midterm presentation with a B3 poster. These presentations are assessed by the teaching staff and students, and the most outstanding presentations are recognized. Students in the Department of Pharmacy perform an oral presentation of their graduation research around November of their sixth year.