Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
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
Clinical exposureKnee arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty; paediatric orthopaedics; hip and shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty; spine endoscopy; sports medicine; laboratory visits and affiliated-hospital observation
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Awaiting source review
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
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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 / cycleDirect application is listed; no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published
Official contactKazuya Nishino, MD, PhD (Lecturer, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine)
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
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
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.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Orthopaedic researcher
Affiliation
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
Clinical focus
Orthopaedic surgery research
Hidetomi Terai is an orthopaedic researcher affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University’s Graduate School of Medicine. His research profile includes work on spinal disease and musculoskeletal conditions.
Programme association requires current confirmationOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Professor, sports science
Affiliation
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences; Osaka Metropolitan University
Clinical focus
Ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair and regeneration, return to sport
Appointment status: The researcher profile lists a professorship at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences from April 2023; an Osaka Metropolitan University orthopaedic affiliation is also shown. Do not present the earlier Osaka Metropolitan University lecturer post as current.
Yusuke Hashimoto is a professor at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences with an orthopaedic research affiliation at Osaka Metropolitan University. His research focuses on ligament reconstruction, meniscal repair and regeneration, and return to sport.
Department director; knee arthroscopy center director
Affiliation
Shimada Hospital, Heartful Health
Clinical focus
Knee arthroscopy, sports injuries and orthopaedic trauma
Tomohiro Tomihara directs the knee arthroscopy center at Shimada Hospital. His clinical interests include knee disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic trauma.
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware / Alfred I. duPont Campus
Wilmington, Delaware, United States · 1 year; the current Nemours research section describes a year-long research placement alongside the clinical fellowship.View program profile →
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