Japan Radiation Therapy Specialist (放射線治療専門医) Training and Certification – JASTRO / JRS

Overview

National subspecialty pathway to the Japanese Medical Specialty Board-certified Radiation Therapy Specialist, built on training in JASTRO/JRS curricula (curriculum guideline revised March 2025) and completed by a written and oral certification examination run jointly by the two societies (2nd examination held 22–23 August 2025 in Tokyo).

The programme

Training type

Subspecialty training programme

Duration

Applicants need at least 7 years of clinical experience including initial clinical training

Start

Examination held annually (2025: written 22 August, oral 23 August)

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

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

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Member of both JRS and JASTRO (≥5 years JRS full membership and ≥2 years JASTRO full membership); Japanese medical licence; ≥7 years clinical experience; training completion certified by the training curriculum committee (or ≥2 years of society-certified training judged equivalent)

International applicants

Japanese medical licence required

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Japanese medical licence

How to apply

Deadline

2025 examination applications 1 May – 30 May 2025

Application method

Online application form on the JASTRO website using JASTRO member login

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources