Abstract
Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU) is a medical university with over one hundred years of history which now has a modern and sophisticated educational, clinical and research environments. Traditionally all of our undergraduate schools are devoted to develop women's professionalism. Our graduate schools, faculties and hospitals are open to both genders. The uniqueness of TWMU derives from the founder's strong volition to establish women's professionalism for women patient. Her conviction, faith and compassion, enlightens is our commitment for medical services and care provided to our clients. However, under the present condition, there are few women's doctors who continue the research and become a leader in the field because of their child care and employment conditions. In this program, we established a day nursery center for sick children and introduced a work share and flex system to support their child care, research activity and life. We also established Support Center for Female Medical Scientists (SCFMS) to give them counsel by senior scientists and psychologists, and show role models as an objective and a goal of their research life. In this symposium, I would like to introduce an outline and present status of this program, and discuss the point at issue to settle the problems. [J Physiol Sci. 2007;57 Suppl:S31]
