November 13, 2026
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the 21st East Japan Student Emergency Medical Technician Skills Championship, organized by the Japan emergency medical technician Education Association (JESA), was held at Chiba Institute of Science (Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture). Among the 11 participating schools, students from Emergency Medical Technician Course of the Department Department of Sport and Medical Science Faculty of Medical Technology Teikyo University, emerged victorious.
Their best result to date was second place in the 20th tournament (2025), making this their first championship victory. The Teikyo University team will also be participating in the "2026 All-Japan Student Emergency Medical Technology Championship," a competition held once every five years, which will take place at our university on December 19th (Sat) and 20th (Sun), 2026.
The participating students said, "We feel that this victory is a testament to our gratitude to those who supported us and to our teamwork. At the national tournament, we will keep the spirit of 'Patient First' in mind, each of us will hone our skills, and we will do our best for the injured and sick in front of us, challenging ourselves as one team."
We would appreciate your continued warm support.
Winner: Teikyo University
Runner-up: Nippon Sport Science University
3rd Place: Shonan Life Science and Technology College
Takuma Wako (4th year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Kanta Yamamoto (4th year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Shoki Asano (4th year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Riru Muraishi (4th year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Minami Taka (4th year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Haru Sakata (2nd year student, Faculty of Medical Technology)