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Kobe University Sports Medicine Fellowship

Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

Official organisation pathways: ISAKOS

Faculty / program leadership: Yuichi Hoshino

Profile completeness66%

Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements

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DECISION SUMMARY

What matters before you keep reading.

Eligibility: Unclear — confirm with host
Funding: Public support is recorded; no stipend, amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 12 months
Hands-on: Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked: 28 Aug 2026

Duration · published12 months

Clinical exposureDiagnosis, treatment and prevention of sports injuries with high-volume knee and shoulder arthroscopy, additional ankle, elbow, wrist and hip arthroscopy or arthroplasty, and research from basic science through clinical application

Funding · publishedPublic support is recorded; no stipend, amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published

DestinationJapan

Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the official evidence currently supports

Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.

—Not published

International applicant eligibility

The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.

—Not published

Required training level

Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.

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Programme classification

Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.

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Hands-on restrictions

Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.

—Not published

Medical registration

Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.

?Confirm directly with host

Licensing examinations

No licensing-examination information is published.

—Not published

Language requirements

No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.

—Not published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.

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Funding availability

Public support is recorded; no stipend, amount, payment frequency or covered-expense breakdown is published

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

55% of core application fields verified

Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.

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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence

Commencing dateIntake date not published

Application route / cycleOn-demand programme support is listed; no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published

Official contactYuichi Hoshino+81 78 382 5985

Open application portal ↗

Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.

ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Requirements to confirm before applying

Clinical / academic eligibility

Not published by the cited official source.

Registration, licence & examinations

AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.

Visa / work authorisation

Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.

Application documents

CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.

Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

A customisable twelve-month, seven-place Kobe sports-medicine fellowship with seven named faculty, multi-joint arthroscopy and arthroplasty and basic-to-clinical research. Public support is listed without monetary terms or a dated next cohort.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

Customisable year-long multi-joint sports-medicine training, on-demand programme support and a current basic-to-clinical research environment

Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.

HOST INSTITUTION

About Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

Kobe University's English orthopaedic department page confirms the host department. The ISAKOS programme record publishes seven places, the curriculum and participating faculty, but no active deadline.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

7 listed faculty members

Program lead: Ryosuke Kuroda

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Clinical focus: Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Ryosuke Kuroda is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Kobe University Sports Medicine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

Ryosuke Kuroda is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.