A Newly Developed Occupational Therapy Master's Program in English-Asian Human Resource Development Project for Medical Professionals Supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Introduction: To promote international collaborative partnerships, the master's program in occupational therapy at Tokyo Metropolitan University was developed in English as a part of the Asian Human Resource Development Project (AHRD project) for Medical Professionals funded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Objective and methods: In this paper, we focus on describing key concepts underpinning its development and implementation, as well as its successes, and the challenges associated with building partnerships with educational institutions in Asian countries. The AHRD project was implemented to enable the development of human resources from Asian countries to acquire advanced medical skills in Tokyo and contribute to the improvement of medical skills in their home countries, and to act as a bridge between Tokyo and Asian countries and promote both global partnerships with educational institutions and students' international awareness. Result and conclusion: Through the AHRD project, graduates from the master's program are expected to contribute to the improvement of health professions in their home country. In addition, based on the network established through this project, we have deepened our ties with Asian countries, developed global education through the continued international exchange of faculty and students, and enabled the development of international collaboration in education and research.