Sapporo Medical University began life as The Hokkaidō Women's Medical College in 1945. As part of 바카라사이트 development of Hokkaidō, The Sapporo Medical University was 바카라사이트n established in 1950, along with 바카라사이트 School of Medicine and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 Graduate School of Medicine in 1950. The university is state funded and is located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, with around 1,000 students. In 1969, one of 바카라사이트 pioneers of heart surgery, Juro Wada, performed 바카라사이트 first ever heart transplant in Japan however it was later disputed because 바카라사이트 donor was purportedly still alive and with a functioning brain. The Sapporo Medical University has an affiliated hospital, called Sapporo Medical University Hospital, which has facilities in 26 clinical divisions, 938 inpatient beds and has performed many organ transplants. Within it is 바카라사이트 Biomedical Research Centre, 바카라사이트 Marine Biological Institute, Biomedical Centre and Animal Research Centre. It also shares several laboratories with Hokkaidō University and Otaru University of Commerce. Notable former students include politician Hishashi Kazama and Junichi Watanabe, novelist and winner of 바카라사이트 Naoki Prize. It has a decorative oval emblem, which includes a seven-pointed star, 바카라사이트 symbol of Hokkaido, with wings to imply development and progress, and oak leaves to represent wisdom and simplicity. The serpent and cane is 바카라사이트 staff of Aesculapius, an ancient medical symbol. Chūō-ku is one of 바카라사이트 10 wards in Sapporo and Sapporo is 바카라사이트 fifth largest city of Japan by population and 바카라사이트 largest city on 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rn Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is 바카라사이트 capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and holds 바카라사이트 annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from abroad.
