Clinical Observership Program

General Information

• The Clinical Observership Program
  • is an observational experience
  • offers the opportunity to observe outpatient clinics, ward rounds, surgeries, laboratories, and conferences.

• Please review the Application Guide, points of emphasis:  
  • Application Requirements
  • Housing
  • If you paste the Application Guide link into a large language model (LLM), you may be able to find the answers to your questions.

• Affiliations of previous observers of participants from 2024 - 2025, 2023 - 2024, 2022 - 2023
• Comments from previous observers 
• Photo collages of clinical observers
• Voices articles from clinical observers 

Applications

• Applicants should review the Application Requirements to see whether they can apply.
• Application Period:
  • All applicants must have required application items 1-12 confirmed 120 days before their desired start date to apply.  
  • Applications with a start date more than 305 days in the future will not be accepted.
• Applicants should submit the required application items prior to the deadline to Juntendo University International Center: juic@juntendo.ac.jp

Openings & Department Guide

• Openings & Department Guide
• If the Opening file is not viewed in Microsoft Excel, the color formatting may not display correctly.
• The Openings will appear when opening the file, the Department Guide is on a separate sheet. 
• The Department Guide lists departments applicants may apply to and includes department links, program content, cases departments specialize in, notices, and cautions related to application department statements.  
• The Openings file lists department openings up to one year in advance. Applicants may submit their applications no earlier than 305 days before their intended start date. The additional 60-day window shown in the Openings file accounts for applicants preparing to apply as soon as the 305-day application period begins.
• The Openings and Department Guide sheets are also in the Excel application file.  
• Applicants should refer to the Openings and Department Guide before applying.  
• Juntendo University is not able to accept additional applications during the following period:
  • 2025 September 8 - 2025 October 3
  • Only students who intend to apply to the Department of General Medicine and the International Medical Practitioners Education Program are eligible to apply during this period.  
• Juntendo University will only be able to accept a maximum of twenty applicants between March 2026 - April 2026.  

Required Items

• Applicants should check the Application Guide to find more details about the required items.

1. Application (Download: Excel Application) *
2. Passport Copy
3. Personal Photo
4. For applicants applying from countries where English is not the official language: English and/or Japanese Proficiency Test Score from one of the following: IELTS, TOEFL, EF SET (90 minute test), or JLPT
5. For medical students: enrollment certificate
   For residents: resident certificate
    For medical doctors: employment certificate
6. For medical students: Proof the applicant has studied material relating to the department he or she wishes to apply to. (Download: Word Template) **
7. For medical students: Proof the applicant has completed an observership, clerkship, or elective in a health care facility. (Download: Word Template) **
8. Contact Person (Download: Word Template)
9. Letter of Recommendation (Download: Word Template) 
10. Pledge (Download: PDF)
11. Health Examination Certificate (Download: Word Template)
12. Immunization Requirements (Download: PDF) ***
13. Personal Health Insurance

* Application must be submitted as an Excel file.  Do not submit the application file as a PDF.  
** Students must submit the Juntendo University template for required items 6 and 7. 
*** Applicants must submit the Juntendo University Immunization Requirement form. 

Fee

Medical Students: Free
Residents and Doctors: 2,200 JPY per day

Previous Clinical Observers