Names in the programme record: Satoru Demura (出村 諭), Head of Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No training fee for either clinical training or observership. All costs of applying (application fee, insurance, administrative fees, etc.) are borne by the applicant. No salary or stipend is published.
Deadline
No fixed deadline. Apply at least 3 months before the desired start date.
Duration
Clinical training (臨床修練): up to 2 years under an MHLW permit, renewable by reapplication. Observership: length not published.
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureSupervised hands-on clinical training under an MHLW permit (up to 2 years) or observership in Kanazawa's spine and spinal cord surgery service. The service treats the full range of spinal disease. Its specialities are total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumours and metastases (developed there since 1989), scoliosis and spinal deformity, and resection of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Research training and graduate-school entry are also supported.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Kanazawa accepts overseas doctors with a home-country licence and 3+ years of experience for MHLW-permitted hands-on clinical training of up to 2 years, or for observerships, with no training fee; the applicant pays all application, insurance and administrative costs.
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Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
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Medical registration
Hands-on clinical work requires a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare clinical-training permit for foreign doctors (外国医師臨床修練制度). Kanazawa University Hospital is an MHLW-designated hospital; trainees may treat patients under supervision but may not issue prescriptions.
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Language
Applicants state their languages and levels on the request; no minimum is published.
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Visa or work authorisation
A Certificate of Eligibility (or passport/residence card) is required for the clinical-training permit application; the center supports immigration procedures.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo fixed deadline. Apply at least 3 months before the desired start date.
Commencing dateNo fixed intake. Start by arrangement: advance consultation about 3 months before training, documents 2 months before, then the MHLW permit (can take over a month).
Application route / cycleRolling. E-mail the International Clinical Training Support Center at least 3 months before the desired date (observership) or about 3 months ahead for advance consultation (clinical training). The center then checks with the chosen department.
Clinical training: medical licence in the home country (or medical-school graduation where licences are not issued)
Clinical training: more than three years of clinical experience in the home country after qualifying
Observership: medical personnel working at overseas medical institutions (or overseas medical administration/education staff)
Application documents
E-mail request: name, country, institution, job type, e-mail, telephone, languages and levels, desired type (clinical training or observership), desired dates, desired department (1 primary, 0-1 secondary), specific desired content
CV (may be requested after acceptance)
Clinical training permit application form
Passport / residence card or Certificate of Eligibility
Copy of medical licence
Certificate of more than three years of medical experience
Liability insurance contract or pledge
Doctor's certificate
Clinical training plan and consent form
Two photos
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Kanazawa University Hospital accepts overseas doctors into its spine and spinal cord surgery service, either for supervised hands-on clinical training under an MHLW permit (up to 2 years, licence plus 3+ years' experience) or as observers, with no training fee. Requests go by e-mail to the hospital's International Clinical Training Support Center at least 3 months ahead; no dated intake or positions are published.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
The International Clinical Training Support Center helps with immigration and acceptance procedures, the MHLW clinical-training permit application, housing search, transport guidance and conference/training attendance. No salary.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: The International Clinical Training Support Center helps with immigration and acceptance procedures, the MHLW clinical-training permit application, housing search, transport guidance and conference/training attendance. No salary.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Kanazawa University Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery / Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery
Kanazawa University Hospital (Ishikawa) is an MHLW-designated hospital for foreign doctors' clinical training. In April 2025 it opened an International Clinical Training Support Center that lists Orthopedic Surgery / Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery among its accepting departments. Its spine service pioneered total en bloc spondylectomy.
