St. Marianna University School of Medicine (Japan)

·        Diplomas :

 MD, MPH

·        Biography :

Hiroki is a Japanese physician who obtained his MD in Japan in 2005, and infectious disease board in the U.S. He has worked globally including the US as a physician, and Uganda as a JICA volunteer. He completed the Infectious Disease Emergency Specialist (IDES) training provided by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan, through which he worked for the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Global Unit at the WHO headquarter. He has been in the current position since 2018, and has been working on his hand hygiene and IPC research in Japan and Uganda, while working for ICU at the university affiliated hospital in Yokohama.

·        Why is this PhD important for you (for your career, organization or country)

PhD study is a great opportunity to further develop my research skill as well as better understand my research topics.

·        Why did you choose our PhD?

UNIGE provides a unique PhD program where work experience is respected to advance my research agendas. The program also gives various networking opportunities across the globe, literally reflecting the field of “global health”.