International Medical Practitioners Education Program

As globalization of medical care in Japan progresses, the medical needs of non-Japanese patients will require more doctors with international backgrounds.   The International Medical Practitioners Education Program will provide doctors with non-Japanese medical licenses with the knowledge necessary to obtain a Japanese medical license and apply their international perspective to the Japanese medical landscape.

Additional information about the program, interviews with doctors supporting the program, and messages from doctors who have completed the program may be found in the following Juntendo News article.
Juntendo News, Vol. 1, 2021 August

Enrollment Period	August 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Lecture Schedule	Every Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00
Content	60lectures (60 hours), comprised of recorded lectures, training sessions, and seminars *All the courses will be offered in Japanese.
Location	Hongo-Ochanomizu Campus
Fees	Entrance Fee: 30,000 JPY;  Tuition Fee: 60,000 JPY
Enrollment	30
Application Requirements	Doctors who  have obtained a medical license from a foreign country plan to take the National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination in Japan meet the criteria for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's certification of eligibility to take the National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
Application Guidelines	International Medical Practitioners Education Program Application Guidelines(PDF)
Applications	Applicants should refer to the application guidelines and send the necessary documents to Juntendo University International Center by post or email. Application Form (WORD).docx Guarantor Form (PDF) Written Pledge (PDF) Online Registration
Application Deadline	Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Interview	Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Notification of Application Results	Applicants will be notified about whether their application was successful via the contact details provided after the application deadline.
Questions	Juntendo University International Center E-mail: juic@juntendo.ac.jp Address: Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8431

The International Medical Practitioners Education Program is a Certification Extension Program.

The amendment of the School Education Act in 2007 created the Certification Extension Programs to promote social contributions in universities, graduate schools, junior colleges, technical colleges, and vocational colleges. Universities, graduate schools, junior colleges, technical colleges, and vocational colleges issue working adults and other individuals not enrolled as students a certificate of completion if they complete a Certification Extension Programs based on the School Education Act.

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website:
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/shoumei/