Japanese Medical Specialty Board Specialist Training in Plastic Surgery (national pathway)

Overview

National basic-specialty (基本領域) training pathway in Plastic Surgery under the Japanese Medical Specialty Board (JMSB) system; accredited programmes follow the society's programme standards (研修プログラム整備基準) linked from the JMSB trainee page.

The programme

Training type

Specialist training programme

Learning format

Not yet verified

Duration

Multi-year; set by the society's programme standards (see official document)

Start

April (annual JMSB trainee recruitment cycle)

Positions

Annual quotas allocated per programme by JMSB

Accreditation

Japanese Medical Specialty Board (日本専門医機構)

Department

Not yet verified

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Doctors who have completed Japan's two-year initial clinical training and register as specialty trainees (専攻医) through JMSB

Language

Not yet verified

International applicants

Open only to doctors holding a Japanese medical licence

Visa support

Not stated on the official page

Visa sponsorship

Not yet verified

Licence requirement

Japanese medical licence required

How to apply

Deadline

Set annually by JMSB (trainee registration/application window published on the JMSB trainee page)

Application method

Trainee registration and programme application via the JMSB 専攻医登録 system

Documents

Not yet verified

Contact

Not yet verified

Funding

Funding

Not stated on the official page

Tuition / fees

Not yet verified

Official sources