On July 2, 2019. the SCC and the Department of Nursing, the Jikei Graduate School of Medicine, signed an agreement for promoting cooperation in nursing education and research, as well as education and research in medicine and public health. With the banner saying “we support patients and their families thoroughly” as one of the principles, the SCC has provided quality nursing, and made efforts in fostering human resources who could lead the multidisciplinary teams. The efforts stand out in nursing education especially, proven by a fact that the certified nursing education courses started in the hospital for training nurses with specific skills in 5 categories required for nursing cancer patients. So far 475 nurses have completed the courses and gone to work at the hospitals across the country as certified nurses until the end of FY2018. At the SCC, 14 specialist nurses in cancer nursing, and 45 certified nurses are already working, which proves the effort in supporting the patients and their families. In order to sophisticate the systems to evaluate the quality of care and nursing and to make improvements as the whole team, the SCC has started on training nurses specializing in cancer care in terms of not just clinical practice but also researches and education. At the Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine, Master’s Program in the Department of Nursing started in 1997 and even Doctor’s Program opened in the current FY. On the one hand, 18 students who completed the Master’s program wishing to become specialist nurses in cancer nursing came to the SCC for their clinical training. And on the other hand, the SCC have sent the lecturers in consultation methodology, and in cancer specialist nurse programs to the Jikei University School of Medicine. With this agreement, the SCC and the Jikei University School of Medicine are strengthening the cooperative relationship in fostering cancer specialist nurses through the education at the graduate school.
