Names in the programme record: Keizo Fukumoto, MD, PhD
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded: no salary, and no application or administration fee (JSPRS host listing). Accommodation is available. Health insurance is not provided.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Three months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureThree-month hand surgery clinical fellowship at the Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute. Fellows observe and assist at surgery, and attend the outpatient clinic, conferences and journal club. Observerships are also accepted.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
The programme is listed by the Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for overseas fellows, with English as the teaching language. It is unpaid, and the listing names a Certificate of Eligibility and an MHLW Advanced Clinical Training permit as the visa and certification documents.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The listing names the MHLW Advanced Clinical Training permit (臨床修練許可) as one of the certifications. Under this national scheme, a foreign doctor may treat patients only under supervision after the Ministry grants the permit.
✓Published by official source
Language
English (teaching language listed as English)
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Certificate of Eligibility and Certificate of permission of advanced clinical training listed under 'Visa and Certification'
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% 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 dateListed only as '2025' on the society listing; no current intake date is published
Certificate of Eligibility (Japanese immigration) for the visa
Certificate of permission for Advanced Clinical Training (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare foreign-physician clinical training permit) is listed under visa and certification
Application documents
Two recommendation letters
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Three-month hand surgery clinical fellowship at Saitama Jikei Hospital's Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute, listed for overseas fellows by the Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The training covers surgical observation and assisting, outpatient clinic, conferences and journal club. There is no salary and no fee, and accommodation is available.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Accommodation available; no salary; no health insurance
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Accommodation available; no salary; no health insurance
HOST INSTITUTION
About Saitama Jikei Hospital, Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute
Saitama Jikei Hospital is a 160-bed hospital in Kumagaya, Saitama, run by the social welfare corporation Saitama Jikeikai. Its clinical departments include orthopaedics, hand surgery and plastic surgery. The hospital set up the Saitama Hand & Microsurgery Institute in April 2019 (Heisei 31) and is a Japanese Orthopaedic Association training facility.
