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Advanced Clinical Training and Clinical Observership for Foreign Medical Graduates

The University of Tokyo Hospital

⌖ Tokyo · Japan

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DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.

Eligibility
Offered to foreign medical graduates (four options: Advanced Clinical Training, clinical observership, visitorship and visiting research associate).
Funding
The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Deadline
Not recorded · check the official call
Duration
Observership recommended for up to 3 months; Advanced Clinical Training duration confirm with programme
Hands-on status
Observation only without a Japanese licence, unless granted the Advanced Clinical Training permit.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The University of Tokyo Hospital publishes legal routes for foreign doctors, from short observerships to ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training, and has hosted neurosurgery trainees through both.

Department-hosted observership or, under ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training, supervised hands-on training; the hospital's statistics list neurosurgery placements (observership and Advanced Clinical Training of 3 weeks to 8 months) between 2017 and 2019.

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Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training pageLast checked 8 Oct 2026
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the official evidence currently supports.

Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.

3/6fully publishedNot an admission decision
✓Published in profile

International eligibility

Offered to foreign medical graduates (four options: Advanced Clinical Training, clinical observership, visitorship and visiting research associate).

≈Partially supported

Training level & pathway

Clinical · International training

✓Published in profile

Participation / hands-on scope

Observation only without a Japanese licence, unless granted the Advanced Clinical Training permit.

✓Published in profile

Medical registration & licensing

Patient contact requires a Japanese medical licence or the ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training permit.

?Confirm with host

Language requirement

No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.

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Visa & work authorisation

Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.

NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.

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DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

40% of tracked decision fields are published

Checked 8 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.

✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Current status✓ Official source✓ Participation level✓ International eligibility✓ Medical registration✓ Benefits✓ Accommodation— Duration: confirm directly— Commencement: confirm directly— Deadline: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Application documents: confirm directly— Application route: confirm directly— Official contact: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & ROUTE

Plan the application.

Application status
Rolling / contact programme
Commencement
Not published
Duration
Observership recommended for up to 3 months; Advanced Clinical Training duration confirm with programme
Positions
Not published
Application route
Continue through the official programme or institution source.
Standalone deadline
No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
Official contact
Not published in this profile
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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements.

Clinical or academic eligibility

Foreign medical graduates; observership requires acceptance by the department chief and approval of the content by the hospital committee, while Advanced Clinical Training requires the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare permit process.

Funding and support

The official page does not publish funding or salary details.

Benefits, fees & relocation

An official certificate of completion may be issued at the end of Advanced Clinical Training or the clinical observership. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Not provided; the hospital's accommodation guidance page points to options for international students and researchers within commuting distance.

Application documents

No verified document checklist is stored for this profile.

Licence, examinations, language & visa

Patient contact requires a Japanese medical licence or the ministry-accredited Advanced Clinical Training permit. Examination requirements are not published. Language requirements are not published. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.

HOST INSTITUTION

The University of Tokyo Hospital

2 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.

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SOURCE & VERIFICATION

Official programme information.

Source
Official University of Tokyo Hospital education and training page
Coverage
Official programme or institutional starting point
Last checked
8 Oct 2026
Editorial status
Source-linked profile
Programme lead
Not recorded
Accreditation / recognition
Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
Planned editorial review
8 Apr 2027
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BEFORE YOU APPLY

Confirm the details
that affect your move.

  1. Is the stated intake still open?
  2. Are international graduates eligible?
  3. Does the role include hands-on clinical privileges?
  4. Which licence, visa and language requirements apply?
  5. What salary, fees, insurance and relocation costs apply?