Kanagawa Medical Innovation School: Evening Seminar – Career Paths for New Global Health Leaders –

date : 3/16/2016

Kanagawa Medical Innovation School: Evening Seminar

– Career Paths for New Global Health Leaders –

Evening Seminar for the New School of Public Health “Kanagawa Medical Innovation School”, expected to be established in 2019

date 2017-02-03

We are pleased to invite you to the Kanagawa Medical Innovation School Evening Seminar convened jointly by Kanagawa Prefectural Government & Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) on Thursday, March 16th, 2017.

Kanagawa Prefectural Government is in the process of establishing a new School of Public Health, the “Kanagawa Medical Innovation School (MIS)”, at the Kanagawa University of Human Services in 2019. The MIS aims to foster new global health experts who will transform healthcare technology and systems through innovative solutions and realise the concepts captured in the Healthcare New Frontier Policy.

Prior to the launch of this school, Kanagawa Prefectural Government and HGPI will jointly convene an evening seminar for the prospective students, mainly targeting working professionals, on Thursday, March 16, 2017. This seminar will aim to communicate the overview of the MIS and showcase expected career paths for prospective graduates. Furthermore, discussions during the seminar will contribute to the enrichment of the concepts and design of the MIS programs.

Please register online by Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Please find below program for details. We look forward to welcoming you to the meeting.

■Objectives:

To introduce the concept of the MIS program and expected career paths for prospective graduates, through lectures and a panel discussion session featuring young professionals and MPH holders from academia, NPOs etc. This will give you an idea of how the MIS can provide you with opportunities for a career change or further progression in your career.

■Date: Thursday, March 16th, 2017

■Time: 18:30 – 20:30 (Doors open at 18:00)

■Venue: EGG JAPAN (Business Development Office, Tokyo 21c Club), Collaboration Space

Address: Shin-Marunouchi Bldg. 10F, 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

(1 minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of JR Tokyo Station)

Access: http://www.egg-japan.com/access

■Organizers: Kanagawa Prefecture & Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

Prospective participants:

Approx. 20 individuals, including working professionals and students

*Free of charge

Tentative Program:

18:00 Doors open

18:30-18:35 Welcoming Remarks

18:35-18:50 Keynote Address I

Kenji Shuto

Special Assistant to the Governor, Kanagawa Prefectural Government

18:50-19:10 Keynote Address II

Yuichi Tei (Ungil Chung)

Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

19:10-19:50 Panel Discussion: MPH Holders’ Career Talks

・Sarah K. Abe

Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health Policy, The University of Tokyo

・Mayuka Yamazaki

Former Assistant Director, Harvard Business School (HBS) Japan Research Center)

・Ryo Watanabe

Research Associate, Office of Information Systems, Tokyo Medical University

Board Representative, Initiative for Social & Public Health

19:50-20:00 Q&A Session, Discussions

20:00 Closing

20:00-20:30 Reception

* Details subject to change.

**Simultaneous translation will be available throughout the event.

***Titles omitted.

Registration deadline: 2017-03-15

Exhibition date：2017-03-20

Kanagawa Medical Innovation School: Evening Seminar – Career Paths for New Global Health Leaders –

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