Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current✓ Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Self-funded; the centre publishes no financial assistance but may help fellows apply for external fellowship funds
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1–12 months; the comprehensive pathway is 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · published1–12 months; the comprehensive pathway is 12 months
Clinical exposureCustomisable clinical, operative and research training in knee, shoulder, elbow, hip and ankle sports surgery at a centre reporting approximately 900 operations annually; the published surgical mix is about 70% arthroscopy, 10% knee surgery, 10% sports medicine and 10% arthroplasty
Funding · publishedSelf-funded; the centre publishes no financial assistance but may help fellows apply for external fellowship funds
DestinationJapan
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Medical and orthopaedic background suitable for the selected sports-medicine attachment · Host acceptance for the chosen one-to-twelve-month training period · For hands-on clinical training, satisfy Japan's Clinical Training System requirements for foreign medical practitioners
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
International fellows training for at least three months may apply through the host for a temporary Japanese medical licence. The published fee is JPY 15,800; approval permits scrub-in and supervised active participation. Shorter attachments should be treated as observational unless the host confirms otherwise.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Japanese and English are both listed as primary languages. No formal test score is published; applicants should confirm the Japanese level needed for their intended clinical role.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
The official pages do not publish visa sponsorship details; international applicants should confirm the appropriate training visa and host documentation before travel.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Self-funded; the centre publishes no financial assistance but may help fellows apply for external fellowship funds
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
83% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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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 enquiry or ISAKOS Teaching Center contact; no annual deadline or fixed commencement date is published
Official contactSoshi Uchida · Fellowship Director+81 93 761 0090
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Medical and orthopaedic background suitable for the selected sports-medicine attachment
Host acceptance for the chosen one-to-twelve-month training period
For hands-on clinical training, satisfy Japan's Clinical Training System requirements for foreign medical practitioners
Registration, licence & examinations
International fellows training for at least three months may apply through the host for a temporary Japanese medical licence. The published fee is JPY 15,800; approval permits scrub-in and supervised active participation. Shorter attachments should be treated as observational unless the host confirms otherwise.
Visa / work authorisation
The official pages do not publish visa sponsorship details; international applicants should confirm the appropriate training visa and host documentation before travel.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A customisable international fellowship in Fukuoka covering sports medicine, multi-joint arthroscopy and research. For attachments of three months or longer, an approved temporary Japanese medical licence can permit supervised hands-on surgery; the programme is otherwise self-funded.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Supervised clinical care and surgery, weekly research meetings, journal club and grand rounds, publication opportunities, sports-team coverage and optional mesenchymal-stem-cell research.
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Hospital guest-house accommodation is available with early booking. Published estimates are about JPY 31,000 per month plus approximately JPY 10,000–12,000 utilities and around JPY 560 daily train cost.
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Wakamatsu Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Wakamatsu Hospital is an academic hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health. Its Sports Arthroscopy Center treats recreational and elite athletes and is an ISAKOS-approved teaching centre with Ministry-recognised international clinical training.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Clinical Professor and Chair, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Affiliation
Wakamatsu Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Clinical focus
Sports orthopaedics, hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle arthroscopy
Qualifications
MD, PhD; Japanese Orthopaedic Association specialist; Japan Sports Association sports doctor
Soshi Uchida is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Wakamatsu Hospital International Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports orthopaedics, hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle arthroscopy. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Professor Uchida leads Wakamatsu Hospital's ISAKOS-approved Sports Arthroscopy Center. His official profile records University of Toronto postdoctoral training, international hip-arthroscopy leadership and extensive clinical, research and fellowship teaching activity.
Yoichi Murata is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty for Wakamatsu Hospital International Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip surgery and arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Yoichi Murata is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Keisuke Nakayama is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty for Wakamatsu Hospital International Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder, elbow and knee arthroscopy. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Keisuke Nakayama is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle arthroscopy and osteotomy around the knee
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Hirotaka Nakashima is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty for Wakamatsu Hospital International Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle arthroscopy and osteotomy around the knee. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Hirotaka Nakashima is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The host publishes an international fellow network spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and other countries. ISAKOS currently records up to three fellows per year and a customisable one-to-twelve-month format.
APPLICANT PROFILE
International orthopaedic surgeons seeking customisable sports-medicine, arthroscopy and research training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Japanese and English are both listed as primary languages. No formal test score is published; applicants should confirm the Japanese level needed for their intended clinical role.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
