Faculty / program leadership: Kazuteru Doi · Yasunori Hattori
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Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No fee or salary stated. Accommodation is provided by the hospital; the fellow pays all utility bills and the residence maintenance fee. International travel is not covered. The fellow receives free travel and accommodation for one domestic meeting during the fellowship.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6 months or 1 year (3-month probation period)
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Clinical exposureHands-on clinical fellowship with exposure to tertiary referral brachial plexus reconstruction (functioning free muscle transfers), about 20 digit replantations and 40 free tissue transfers a year, lymphovenous anastomosis (about 20 cases a year), distal radius and hand trauma and elective hand and wrist surgery; participation in departmental research and teaching.
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Intended for fully trained international orthopaedic surgeons (accepting overseas training doctors since 1997; fellows from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America).
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Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on clinical fellowship with exposure to tertiary referral brachial plexus reconstruction (functioning free muscle transfers), about 20 digit replantations and 40 free tissue transfers a year, lymphovenous anastomosis (about 20 cases a year), distal radius and hand trauma and elective hand and wrist surgery; participation in departmental research and teaching. Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
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Medical registration
Training is run under the Japan MHLW Advanced Clinical Training system for foreign physicians (hospital designated as a training centre); the fellow must meet MHLW conditions. Specific permit steps are not published on the page.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published (fellow must meet MHLW requirements for foreign physician clinical training).
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY72% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Meets all conditions required by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Good command of English and/or Japanese
Application documents
Curriculum vitae (1)
Three recommendation letters from reputable doctors in the applicant's field
List of publications and presentations
Brief statement of why the applicant wishes to obtain a fellowship at ODGH
Certificate of English proficiency (TOEIC / TOEFL score etc.)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Clinical fellowship in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery and brachial plexus reconstruction for fully trained surgeons.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Hospital-provided accommodation; one domestic meeting funded; hospital designated under Japan's MHLW Advanced Clinical Training system for foreign physicians.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Hospital-provided accommodation; one domestic meeting funded; hospital designated under Japan's MHLW Advanced Clinical Training system for foreign physicians.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ogori Daiichi General Hospital
Referral centre for Yamaguchi and neighbouring prefectures for complex hand and upper-limb trauma; more than 30 physicians from 15 countries have trained there (hospital page). Host: Ogori Daiichi General Hospital (JA Yamaguchi Kouseiren), Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery.
