Residency

We have transformed the system of post graduate clinical training and specialist training at Juntendo Hospital.
Juntendo supports young physicians in achieving their dreams and shaping their medical careers, so that they can become the physicians that they aspire to be, by such means as obtaining a doctorate in medicine after completing their postgraduate clinical training, becoming a certified physician or specialist, and studying at other institutions within Japan or overseas.

Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Program)

Apart from the period that coincides with postgraduate clinical training, you will receive salary and allowances for up to four years.

1. Graduate students who have a license to practice medicine and are involved in providing medical care at Juntendo’s affiliated hospitals will be paid a salary (in accordance with the university’s provisions, with additional day duty/night duty allowances).
2. Paid training available: You will be introduced to an external institution where you will work either once (one day) or twice (two half-days) a week, in principle.
3. There is a scholarship system for those who enroll in the graduate school after graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at Juntendo and those who do so after completing their postgraduate clinical training at Juntendo’s affiliated hospitals.
4. Graduate students will, in principle, provide medical care and undertake clinical research at a group of hospitals affiliated to Juntendo (Group I).
5. Graduate students may be enrolled at or seconded to Juntendo’s own research institutions or external institutions as required, in order to undertake basic or clinical research.

Senior Residents

Progression to graduate school is a requirement.

1. (1) Regular monthly salary: Paid in accordance with the university’s provisions. No bonus.
2. (2) Social insurance, etc.
   ◎ Enrolled in the Private School Mutual Aid System run by the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan
   ◎ Covered by employment insurance and industrial accident compensation insurance
3. You may undertake paid training, in which case you will be introduced to an external institution (a primary care provider or hospital with which we have a collaborative relationship), where you will work either once (one day) or twice (two half-days) a week.
4. Senior residents will, in principle, provide medical care at a group of hospitals affiliated to Juntendo (Group I).

Postgraduate Clinical Training

—Designing your lifelong career as a physician while gaining basic medical care skills—

Why train at Juntendo?

1. A rich, diverse array of clinical cases
2. An excellent teaching staff from the perspectives of both clinical practice (basic clinical examination skills and specialist expertise) and research (enthusiastic guidance)
3. Guidance tailored to future career paths that meet individual needs (an education system enabling you to master your field of specialism and related disciplines alike)
4. Flexible training program focused on career paths
5. Smooth progression to higher grades tailored to individual needs after completing postgraduate clinical training
   *Enrollment in graduate school in the second year of postgraduate clinical training is permitted.
   (Trainees may be enrolled both as second-year clinical residents and as first-year graduate students.)
6. No discrimination based on your school of origin (no academic cliques)
7. Training available at six hospitals affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine (more than 3,400 beds)
8. Wide-ranging learning opportunities, including workshops and seminars
9. Tutor system (tutoring provided by supervising physicians from the Clinical Training Center and the department you wish to join)
10. Pediatric and OB/GYN programs available

Content of training

• We provide guidance toward your future career path while you acquire basic medical care skills.
• You can master highly specialized clinical care skills, including disciplines relevant to your preferred future specialism.We provide a flexible response, whether you have already decided on your future career path, have narrowed it down to some extent, or are still unsure of your future direction.
• Our pediatric and OB/GYN programs are distinctive and designed with consideration for training in relevant disciplines.

Specialist Training

Why train at Juntendo?

1 Graduate School Courses

• While the graduate school program lasts four years, you can earn a doctoral degree by coursework in medicine in three years if you write an excellent dissertation.
• Individuals who are studying or working at another university, hospital, research institute or company may, if deemed to have the requisite competence to undertake clinical research (including basic research) as a researcher and educator (in principle, someone who has completed a master’s degree or is recognized as having equivalent ability), enroll in the doctoral program as a non-traditional student, completing their university commitments at night and on days off, while continuing in employment.

2 Special Course for Senior Residents

• This course is designed for those who, after completing their postgraduate clinical training, wish to complete a period as a senior resident before going on to graduate school.
• The senior residency lasts three years, in principle (one- and two-year senior residencies are also available).
• Progression to graduate school is a requirement.
• Senior residents gain a wealth of case experience through rotations completed primarily at Juntendo’s affiliated hospitals.

3 Specialist Physician/3 Research Student Course

• Those enrolled on the Specialist Physician/Research Student Course are affiliated to a clinical department and undergo clinical training with the assistance of the many patients (cases) who seek treatment at Juntendo and our outstanding staff of clinical educators, with the aim of becoming a specialist physician within the shortest time possible.
• While qualifying as a specialist physician is prioritized, students on this course may also receive guidance with a view to earning a doctorate in medicine by thesis only.