2nd (Fri) April

Entrance Ceremony: Total 3 Graduate Students in Island Health Nursing
(2 Master’s and 1 PhD)
Registration Period: 5th (Mon) ~ 6th (Tue) April

2nd (Fri) April

Orientation, Graduate School

5th (Mon) April

Classes Begin, Graduate Program

15th (Sat) May

At an Anniversary of OPCN Establishment: Debriefing Sessions of
Graduate School GP Activities and Oversea Training at Guam,
Saipan and Tinian; Distribution of Graduate School GP Booklets /
Brochures

26th (Wed) ~ 28th (Fri)
May

Presentations (2 titles) at the International Symposium Held by Taipei Medical University (at Taipei): 1 Faculty Member and 2 PhD Students of OPCN
“ Dealing with Chronicity and Disability: Nursing Practice Innovation”
“ New Challenges for Graduate Nursing Education in the Era of Chronicity and Disability”

5th (Sat) &
6th (Sun)
June

At an OPCN Campus Festival: Displays of Graduate School GP Poster and Report Documents at the Graduate School GP Booth

14th (Mon) ~ 19th (Sat)
June

・Participation in the 32nd Annual American Pacific Nursing Leaders
Council Meeting (at the Republic of Palau)
2 PhD Students and 1 Faculty Member from OPCN
・Member Selection of Guest Lecturers for International Island Nursing Theory and Arrangement of Guest Speakers for International Symposium

2nd (Mon) ~ 6th (Fri)
August

Oversea Training of Island Health Nursing: Guam, Saipan and Tinian
2 Master’s Students, 1 PhD Student and 2 Escorting Faculty Members
of OPCN

7th (Sat) August

Graduate School GP Booth at Open Campus: Poster Display and Distribution of Graduate School GP Report Booklets / Brochures

9th (Mon) ~ 23rd (Mon) August

Participation in Remote Nurse Development Program (Graduate School)
in Australia: 1 PhD Student and 1 Faculty Member of OPCN

4th (Sat) &
5th (Sun) September

Participation in the 5th Conference Meeting of the Japan Society of Rural and Remote Area Nursing Nagasaki): Presentations by 1 Master’s Student, 2 PhD Students and 3 Faculty Members; Accompanied by 3 Other Faculty Members of OPCN

23rd (Thur) ~ 25th (Sat) September

Participation in the 9th Rural Health Conference in Canada: 4 Presentations by 2 PhD Students and 1 Faculty Member of OPCN

30th (Sat) October

International Symposium “Moving Forward from Okinawa for Good Island Nursing” Held by Graduate School GP (at Auditorium, OPCN): 4 Guest Presenters from Guam, Tinian, Australia and anther Prefecture in Japan

4th (Thur) & 18th (Thur) November

Interactive Lectures (Continuing Nursing Education) through Tele-Conference System: Graduate Students of St. Mary’s College and OPCN

13th (Sat) November

Broadcast of “For Satisfactory Island Nursing: Activities of OPCN” at TV Newsletter Program of Okinawa Prefecture “Umanchu-Hiroba,” Introduction of Graduate School GP Program and Scenes in OPCN Miyako Satellite Campus (Remote Lectures and Interviews of 2 Master’s Students)

9th (Mon) November

Domestic Symposium “Sustainable Development of Island Nurse Leaders” Held by Graduate School GP, OPCN (at Hotel ATOLLEEMERALD Miyakojima): 4 Guest Presenters from Miyako Island, Okinawa Main Island, Nagasaki and Hokkaido

26th (Wed) January

Symposium (Held by & at Tokyo Medical and Dental University) as Part of Program for Enhancing Systematic Education in Graduate School
(Medical Field), Adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports
and Technology: Presentation by 1 OPCN Faculty Member and 5 Other Participants from OPCN

4th (Fri) February

Open Lecture (International Island Nursing Theory) Held at OPCN Main Campus: Guest Lecturer from Taiwan (Fu Jen University) on “From a Big Island to the Small Island”

21st (Mon) February

Signing Ceremony for Academic Exchange Agreement with Taipei Medical University (at Taipei Medical University, Taiwan): Participation by 5 Faculty Members and 1 PhD Student of OPCN (6 in Total)

22nd (Tue) February

Observation Tour (Taipei) of Remote Medical Care Coordinated by Dr. Huang, Fu Jen University (Taiwan): Participation by 3 PhD Students of OPCN

4th (Fri) March

Graduate School Open Presentations: 2 Master’s Candidates in Island Nursing Program, OPCN

5th (Sat) March

Debrief Session Held by Graduate School GP, OPCN (at Audio-Visual Room, OPCN Main Campus)

12th (Sat) March

The 3rd Academic Congress of Society of Cultural Nursing Studies
(at Chiba): Presentation (expected) by 1 Master’s Student of OPCN

15th (Tue) March

Graduation Ceremony: Completion (expected) of Island Health Nursing Program by 2 Current Master’s Students of OPCN