Sick Child Care
Medical & Academic (M&A) Package Development Activities for Dispatch-style Sick Child Care
Introduction
Child rearing is a major topic affecting the careers of female researchers and medical staff, and while not just a problem for women, the present circumstances are such that women are more easily affected. In the mission statement released by Tokyo Medical and Dental University, it states that a support system for use during emergencies or when children are sick will be implemented under the heading "support model activities for female researchers" using the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology received in FY2008.
In FY2009, Tokyo Medical and Dental University signed a corporate contract with the NPO Florence in order to develop medical and academic (M&A) packages for dispatch-style care for sick children in collaboration with our university.
We recognize that researchers and medical staff may have different needs to regular full-time workers, and that medical staff and medical facilities may have to deal with the issue of sick child care in their role as medical care provider. Child care services take a variety of forms including facility-style and dispatch-style services, and it is necessary to develop services for implementation while exploring the various pros and cons. It is of great importance that these model activities for sick child care contribute to a new service with the participants acting as monitors.
NPO Florence
In April 2004, Florence was awarded NPO status. The company provides a variety of services centered on sick child care, and is the first NPO is Japan to adopt a serious stance towards dispatch-style sick child care.
Children must be registered beforehand, and in the event that they suddenly develop symptoms such as a fever and the parent contacts the company before 8 am on the day that they require care, an emergency child carer will be sent out to the residence. After the child has been seen by a personal physician, the carer looks after the child at either the child’s residence or carer’s residence, or at a sick child care facility.
For details, please refer to the Website.
Medical & Academic (M&A) Package Development Activities for Dispatch-style Sick Child Care
Information of the Second Recruitment in FY2009
Eligible Persons
Female professors (including specially appointed professors) with children between the ages of 6 months and sixth grade elementary school. (Note: Graduate students and medical staff are not able to apply.)
Only those professors living in the area serviced by NPO Florence may apply (23 wards of Tokyo, and certain areas of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures).
Application Period
November 1-13, 2009
Implementation Period
Procedure end-March 31, 2010
Application Method
- Download the application form and after filling in all of the necessary information, e-mail your application form to the following address.
- Forward an original that has been approved and stamped by a separate department head to the Support Office for Female Researchers via internal mail (copies will not be accepted).
Successful Applicant Selection
November 17
Monitor Activities
A monitor report must be submitted every month and a review meeting attended at the end of the fiscal year.
Model Activity Costs
| Basic development fee/year | 21,000 yen (incl. tax)/child |
|---|---|
| Development fee/month | 14,700 yen (incl. tax)/child (includes one sick child care payment per month) |
The payment for 2 or more sessions per month is 2,100 yen/hour, and since this amount is not included in the development costs, it is the responsibility of the individual.
To Monitors of M&A Package Development Activities for Dispatch-style Sick Child Care
Download the following to acquire the monitor sheet used for the periodic monitor report.
