New “Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences” will be established in April 2019.
The establishment of the Graduate School was officially approved on August 20, 2018, after Hiroshima University submitted a proposal for the establishment plan to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan.
New “Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences”, reorganized into 2 divisions  from current 5 majors as indicated below will be established in April 2019.
The application process to seek for students will open upon completion of a new application guideline.

The aims of the Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences are as follows:

1. To develop advanced education and research for 4 medical fields; Medical Sciences, Dental Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Sciences with deepened basic research, through integration and collaboration in the fields
2. To increase the length of healthy life expectancy with response to all stages of life
3. To foster the personnel capable of building a new system for health, medical care and nursing
4. To encourage students to acquire broad perspectives beyond borders of departments by taking common specialized subjects