Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine

E334297

academic division faculty medical school

Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine is a major Japanese medical school in Sapporo known for its education and research in clinical and biomedical sciences.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine	2
Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3164489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine
Context triple: [Hokkaido University Hospital, primaryTeachingHospitalOf, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine]

A. Hokkaido University Hospital
Hokkaido University Hospital is a major teaching and research medical center in Sapporo, Japan, providing advanced clinical care and serving as the primary hospital of Hokkaido University.
B. Sapporo Medical University
Sapporo Medical University is a Japanese public medical school and research institution located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, known for training healthcare professionals and advancing medical science.
C. Tohoku University School of Medicine
Tohoku University School of Medicine is a leading Japanese medical school and research institution known for its advanced clinical training and contributions to biomedical science.
D. Keio University School of Medicine
Keio University School of Medicine is a prestigious Japanese medical school within Keio University, renowned for its research, clinical education, and contributions to advanced medical science.
E. Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Nagasaki University School of Medicine is a Japanese medical school and research institution located in the city of Nagasaki, known for its contributions to medical education, clinical practice, and research, including in radiation and peace-related health studies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine
Target entity description: Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine is a major Japanese medical school in Sapporo known for its education and research in clinical and biomedical sciences.

A. Hokkaido University Hospital
Hokkaido University Hospital is a major teaching and research medical center in Sapporo, Japan, providing advanced clinical care and serving as the primary hospital of Hokkaido University.
B. Sapporo Medical University
Sapporo Medical University is a Japanese public medical school and research institution located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, known for training healthcare professionals and advancing medical science.
C. Tohoku University School of Medicine
Tohoku University School of Medicine is a leading Japanese medical school and research institution known for its advanced clinical training and contributions to biomedical science.
D. Keio University School of Medicine
Keio University School of Medicine is a prestigious Japanese medical school within Keio University, renowned for its research, clinical education, and contributions to advanced medical science.
E. Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Nagasaki University School of Medicine is a Japanese medical school and research institution located in the city of Nagasaki, known for its contributions to medical education, clinical practice, and research, including in radiation and peace-related health studies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic division ⓘ faculty ⓘ medical school ⓘ
academicDiscipline	health sciences ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Hokkaido University Hospital ⓘ
associatedWith	Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine ⓘ linked to: Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine
campus	Kita-ku, Sapporo ⓘ
collaboratesWith	international medical research institutions ⓘ other Japanese medical schools ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	biomedical sciences ⓘ clinical medicine ⓘ medical science ⓘ medicine ⓘ
governedBy	Japanese national university corporation system ⓘ
hasAffiliation	Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Education of Japan
hasDepartment	Department of Biomedical Sciences ⓘ Department of Clinical Medicine ⓘ Department of Medicine ⓘ Department of Social Medicine ⓘ
hasType	national university faculty ⓘ
knownFor	education in clinical medicine ⓘ medical education in northern Japan ⓘ research in biomedical sciences ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Hokkaido Prefecture ⓘ linked to: Hokkaido Sapporo ⓘ
offersDegree	MD ⓘ PhD in Medical Sciences ⓘ
offersProgram	doctoral program in medical sciences ⓘ graduate medical program ⓘ undergraduate medical program ⓘ
partOf	Hokkaido University ⓘ
regionServed	Hokkaido ⓘ Japan ⓘ
researchFocus	basic biomedical research ⓘ cardiovascular medicine ⓘ clinical research ⓘ immunology ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ oncology ⓘ public health ⓘ translational medicine ⓘ
website	https://www.med.hokudai.ac.jp/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hokkaido University Hospital → primaryTeachingHospitalOf → Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine ⓘ

Hokkaido University Hospital → primaryTeachingHospitalOf → Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine ⓘ

linked to: Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine

Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine → associatedWith → Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine ⓘ