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The oval frame symbolizes the harmony of the universe. 1945 designates the year in which Hokkaido Women's Medical College, the predecessor of the present Sapporo Medical University, was founded. The seven-pointed star, signifying Hokkaido, forms the basis of the emblem and flag of Hokkaido Prefecture. The Widely-spread wings imply the greater development and rapid progress of the College. The oak leaves are symbolic of wisdom and simplicity. In additions, as the oak bears the severe conditions of Hokkaido winters and still continues to grow, so may our graduates bear the important responsibilities awaiting them and grow from those responsibilities; as the oak, through its use in the days of Hokkaido's development, admirably contributed to Hokkaido, so may the graduates of this college contribute their skills to society, and as the acorn, the fruit of the oak, has provided sustenance for the animals of the forest, so may the skills and understanding of our graduates sustain those they serve. All of these qualities signified by the oak leaves are embodied within the goals of the College. The staff is representative of Asklepios' staff, the symbol of medicine. The staff which Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine, carried around which a serpent was coiled, symbolizes health, eternal youth, and immortality. For us, the staff is also symbolic of strength of mind and devotion. The figure of the serpent, while being a part of the symbol of medicine, is also symbolic of the initial letter in the name of the SAPPORP MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. |