Core details · Missing duration, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No salary, travel, living-expense or other financial support; accommodation is not provided. All application costs are borne by the applicant (the MHLW permit application requires revenue stamps of JPY 15,300).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Supervised participation published
Clinical exposureHands-on clinical training in Japan under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Advanced Clinical Training system, which lets doctors with foreign medical licences engage in clinical practice under supervision. Orthopedic Surgery is one of the departments listed as accepting trainees; the receiving department runs the selection (including an interview).
Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to doctors licensed outside Japan (Indonesian licence holders qualify in principle) with 3+ years' clinical experience; self-funded, about 4 months' lead time for MHLW permission and visa.
≈Partially published
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on clinical training in Japan under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Advanced Clinical Training system, which lets doctors with foreign medical licences engage in clinical practice under supervision. Orthopedic Surgery is one of the departments listed as accepting trainees; the receiving department runs the selection (including an interview). Exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical practice is permitted only through MHLW Advanced Clinical Training permission obtained via the hospital; no Japanese medical licence is issued.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Applicant must obtain the appropriate status of residence and visa before training; the administrative office can assist.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleRolling online application form reviewed by the hospital's administrative office (reply within about two weeks); department selection with interview; the hospital then applies to MHLW. The whole process can take about four months before training starts. Acceptance varies by period and applications may sometimes not be possible.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Foreign medical licence (or medical-school graduation certificate where licences are not issued)
At least three years of clinical experience, certified by the director of the applicant's hospital
Liability insurance (or hospital oath of compensation) and a medical certificate
Appropriate Japanese status of residence and visa
Application documents
Resume
Detailed work history
Letter of recommendation
MHLW permit application form with JPY 15,300 revenue stamps and photo
Passport / residence card / Certificate of Eligibility copy
Copy of medical licence
Certificate of at least three years' clinical experience
Liability insurance documents
Medical certificate
Training plan and letter of acceptance
Two 3x2 cm photos
Japanese translations of non-Japanese documents
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital runs an MHLW Advanced Clinical Training Program that allows foreign-licensed physicians to practise clinically under supervision, with Orthopedic Surgery among the participating departments. The programme is unfunded and requires about four months of permit and visa processing.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: No salary, travel, living-expense or other financial support; accommodation is not provided. All application costs are borne by the applicant (the MHLW permit application requires revenue stamps of JPY 15,300).
HOST INSTITUTION
About Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery in Osaka, Japan is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes hands-on clinical training in Japan under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Advanced Clinical Training system, which lets doctors with foreign medical licences engage in clinical practice under supervision. Orthopedic Surgery is one of the departments listed as accepting trainees; the receiving department runs the selection (including an interview)..
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
