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Hiroshima International Council
for the Radiation-exposed
(HICARE)
Atomic Bomb Survivors Support Division
Hiroshima Prefectural Government
10-52 Motomachi, Naka-ku Hiroshima
730-8511 Japan
Phone: +81-82-228-9901
Fax : +81-82-228-3277
E-mail: hicare1991@hicare.jp
Dispatch of Medical Students to IAEA
HICARE sends medical students as interns to the IAEA to foster the next generation of human resources who understand the global significance and necessity of medical care for radiation-exposed individuals, and who will inherit and further develop the expertise in medical care for A-bomb survivors and the accumulated study results in Hiroshima.
This program has been in operation since 2013, based on the Practical Arrangements between IAEA and HICARE, signed on August 6, 2010, in the context of fostering cooperation in capacity building and joint research by making use of the expertise in medical care for those exposed to radiation.
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Ninth Time
HICARE dispatched the ninth medical student to IAEA as an intern.
| Dispatched Student | Ruka IGUCHI Senior Student (During the Internship) of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From April 1 to June 30, 2025 |
| Affiliation | IAEA, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
Scene from the Workplace
With Fellow Interns
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Eighth Time
HICARE dispatched the eighth medical student to IAEA as an intern.
| Dispatched Student | Rin SATODA Senior Student (During the Internship) of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From April 1 to June 30, 2024 |
| Affiliation | IAEA, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
With Director Abdel-Wahab
With intern friends
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Seventh Time
HICARE dispatched the seventh medical student to IAEA as an intern.
| Dispatched Student | Merumo Teraguchi Senior Student (During the Internship) of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 |
| Affiliation | IAEA, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
With Intern Friends
Working Scenery
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Sixth Time
HICARE dispatched a medical student to IAEA as an intern, which is the sixth case that HICARE sends an intern to IAEA.
| Dispatched Student | Ayaka Ono, Senior student (During the internship) of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 |
| Affiliation | Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
Ms. Ono (left) and her instructor, Professor Nagata (right) made a courtesy visit to Vice-Governor Tanabe (center).
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Fifth Time
HICARE dispatched the fifth medical student to IAEA as an intern.
| Dispatched Student | Yasufumi Yorichika, Senior Student of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 |
| Affiliation | Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
Mr. Yorichika (center) and her instructor, Professor Nagata (right) made a courtesy visit to Vice-Governor Tanabe (center).
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Fourth Time
HICARE dispatched the fourth medical student to IAEA as an intern.
| Dispatched Student | Daichi Hirata, Senior student of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | Period of Dispatch: From October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 |
| Affiliation | the Applied Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
Mr. Hirata (left) and his instructor, Professor Sakaguchi (right) made a courtesy visit to Vice Governer, Mr. Takagaki (center).
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Third Time
HICARE dispatched a medical student to IAEA as an intern, which is the third time to send a medical student to IAEA.
| Dispatched Student | Osamu Hisatomi, Senior student of Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 |
| Affiliation | the Applied Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy Section, Division of Human Health, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications |
Mr. Hisatomi (left) and his instructor, Professor Sakaguchi (right) made a courtesy visit to Vice Governer, Mr. Takagaki (center).
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA for the Second Time
Under the Practical Arrangement of HICARE and IAEA with the objectives for fostering cooperation in human resource development and joint research in the field of medical care of the radiation-exposed, this was the second time to send a medical student for such an internship after we dispatched a student in 2013 for three months.
| Dispatched Student | Yoshitaka Saegusa, Senior student of Hiroshima University Faculty of Medicine |
| Period of Dispatch | From October 5, 2015 to January 4, 2016 |
| Affiliation | Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Division of Human Health, Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics (DMRP). |
e-Learning website for QUADDRIL developed by Mr. Saegusa
with the supervisor and the section manager
Dispatch of a Medical Student to IAEA
To train a future medical care provider with understanding of the significance and necessity of medical care for the radiation-exposed on the global scale, and have the person succeed Hiroshima’s medical care expertise and research findings on A-bomb survivors, HICARE dispatched a medical student to the IAEA for a 3 month internship.
| Dispatched Student | Name: Haruka Yamazaki Affiliation: Senior student of Hiroshima University Faculty of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Period of Dispatch | From October 1 to December 31, 2013 |
| Work Assignment at IAEA | 1. Affiliation: Division of Human Health |
From left, HICARE President Okubo, Ms. Yamazaki, and HICARE Executive Secretary Kodama