✓ Primary source reviewedObservershipCurrent availability unconfirmed

Osaka Paediatric and Adult Joint Preservation and Sports Medicine Fellowship

Osaka Metropolitan University and affiliated hospitals

Official organisation pathways: ISAKOS

Faculty / program leadership: Kazuya Nishino

Profile completeness66%

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

✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced— Institution mark verified

DECISION SUMMARY

What matters before you keep reading.

Eligibility: Unclear — confirm with host
Funding: No salary or institutional financial support for living expenses; fellows must be self-funded
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 3 months
Hands-on: No hands-on role indicated
Last checked: 28 Aug 2026

Duration · published3 months

Clinical exposureKnee arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty; paediatric orthopaedics; hip and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty; spine endoscopy; sports medicine; laboratory visits and affiliated-hospital observation

Funding · publishedNo salary or institutional financial support for living expenses; fellows must be self-funded

DestinationJapan

Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.

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.

✓Published by official source

Programme classification

Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.

?Confirm directly with host

Hands-on restrictions

Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.

—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.

✓Published by official source

Funding availability

No salary or institutional financial support for living expenses; fellows must be self-funded

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

62% 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.

✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ positions✓ funding✓ benefits✓ accommodation / relocation✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway— Verified faculty photograph not available · not published by the cited official source— Verified institution logo not available · not published by the cited official source

APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence

Commencing dateIntake date not published

Application route / cycleDirect application is listed; no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published

Official contactKazuya Nishino, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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 non-customisable three-month, three-place Osaka fellowship spanning paediatric and adult joint preservation, sports medicine and multiple affiliated hospitals. Seven faculty and broad operative-observation and laboratory exposure are published; the programme explicitly provides no salary or living-expense support.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

Accommodation suggestions, direct application, basic- and sports-science laboratory visits, and optional observation at Osaka City General Hospital and other affiliated centres

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.

ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION

Published housing information

✓ Official source mentions accommodation

The institution offers practical suggestions about accommodation but does not provide a housing allowance or publish accommodation costs

Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.

HOST INSTITUTION

About Osaka Metropolitan University and affiliated hospitals

Osaka Metropolitan University's official orthopaedic department page confirms the host department and address. The ISAKOS record adds the three-month structure, three annual places, partner hospitals and multi-subspecialty faculty.

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FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

7 listed faculty members

Program lead: Hidetomi Terai

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster

Current position: Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation: Osaka Metropolitan University and affiliated hospitals
Clinical focus: Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
Qualifications: Not published on the cited profile

Hidetomi Terai is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Osaka Paediatric and Adult Joint Preservation and Sports Medicine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

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