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Nara Medical University (奈良県立医科大学, Nara Kenritsu Ika Daigaku), abbreviated as NMU in English,[1] is a public university (prefectural university) in Kashihara, Nara, Japan. Located near Kashihara Shrine, it is the only medical school in Nara Prefecture.
奈良県立医科大学
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Main entrance of the Nara Medical University.
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Former name | Nara Prefectural Medical College |
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Type | Public (Prefectural) Medical |
Established | 1945 Nara Medical College 1947 Nara Medical University |
Location |
34°30′15″N 135°47′37″E / 34.50417°N 135.79361°E / 34.50417; 135.79361 |
Website | Official website |
Location in Nara Prefecture |
During the World War II, Nara Prefectural Medical College (奈良県立医学専門学校, Nara Kenritsu Igaku Senmongakkō) was established to supply surgeons for Imperial Army and Navy in April 1945.[2]
After the war ended, in 1947, Nara Medical College was promoted to a university and renamed Nara Medical University.[2]
In 2007, the college of nursing, junior college of nursing established in 1996, was abolished and absorbed into school of medicine (now faculty of nursing).[2][3]
On July 8, 2022, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was transported to Nara Medical University Hospital after being shot. He was shot at approximately 11:30 JST. Abe was shortly airlifted to Nara Medical University Hospital at 12:09 in cardiopulmonary arrest. At 5:03 Abe was declared dead, he died due to having bled to death from deep wounds to the heart and the front of his neck.[4][5]
The Nara Medical University Hospital [ja] (奈良県立医科大学附属病院) is a hospital attached to the Nara Medical University. It is the hospital where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died of his wounds after his assassination on 8 July 2022.[11]
Nara Medical University College of Nursing (奈良県立医科大学看護短期大学部, Nara Kenritsu Ika Daigaku Kango Tanki Daigakubu) was a public junior college associated with Nara Medical University, which opened in April 1996.[3]
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