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Medical Elective Programme

 

 

 

Medical Elective Programme
The Jikei University offers a wide range of electives to students in their final year of study at medical school. The programme is observational and provides no formal teaching.

 

Eligibility and Duration of the Course
We offer electives of 4 to 8 weeks. Please see the Application Process. Please be aware that we are not always able to accommodate your preference. We will try to accommodate you in an elective of your choice, but if all these specialties are full we will notify you.
Please note that we only accept applications from students whose nationality is on the list of those eligible for visa exemption provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)
https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html
(The exception is if students are enrolled at one of partnership universities.)

 

Elective fees
There are no elective course fees. Students will be responsible for all travel expenses.

 

Departments Available (Examples in 2023/2024)

Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endoscopy
Medicine (Gastroenterology/Hepatology)
Medicine (Nephrology/Hypertension)
Medicine (Oncology/Haematology)
Medicine (Respiratory)
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Paediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Radiology (Diagnostic)
Surgery (Gastrointenstinal Tract/Hepatobiliary Tract)
Surgery (Breast/Endocrine)
Surgery (Paediatric)
Surgery (Thoracic)
Surgery (Vascular)
Urology

 

 

Application Process

Application Form and Immunisation Form can be downloaded from below.

Application Form 　Application Form 　5 August 2024

 

Immunisation Form 　9 August 2024

Please send the following documents by email:

 

　1. Application Form
　2. Immunisation Form Parts I, II, and III
　3. Enrollment certificate
　4. Academic transcript
　5. Recommendation letter from Dean
　6. Copy of passport

 

Your recommendation letter must be signed by the dean, stamped with the university seal, and directly emailed by the dean to the following email address.
Incomplete application will not be considered.

 

Cautions: We can receive an email with a total file size of less than 10 MB. If the total file size 10 MB or more, please send files through separate emails.
Please note that it is our policy to accept no more than 2 students from a single institution for each term (Autumn-Winter term and Spring-Summer term).

 

Apply to:
Centre for International Affairs
E-mail address: elective@jikei.ac.jp

 

 

We will notify you after the application for the elective has been processed as to whether it is successful or not. Please note that we have a limited number of electives available. Your confirmation to an offered elective must be sent by email. If you choose to withdraw from an accepted elective, please inform us immediately so that your elective can be offered to others.

 

Once accepted, you cannot change your Department.
In case of cancellation after you are accepted as an elective student at our university, please send a cancellation letter from your Dean of your university.

 

Please feel free to contact us (elective@jikei.ac.jp) if you need assistance or have questions.

 

When to Apply:
We accept applications only during the following period. (Except for students of partnership universities, who can apply at any time.)

Spring‐Summer term
For Elective Period (start dates): 7 May 2025 to 29 September 2025
Applications should be sent from 4 November to 23 November 2024

 

 

 

Your elective programme period cannot be started during these periods:

9 December 2024 - 5 January 2025
7 April 2025 - 6 May 2025
8 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Please note your elective period can start only on Monday , if Monday is a holiday, on Tuesday or, if Monday and Tuesday are holidays, on Wednesday. (Tuesday start dates: 22 July, 12 August, and 16 September 2025; Wednesday start date: 7 May 2025)

You are also expected to bring your own white coat (and tie for male students) to wear during your elective period. White coats can be purchased at campus shops.
Upon your arrival, please come to the Centre for International Affairs (Ground floor, Daigaku Kanri-tou) at 9:30 in the morning.
*Should you be late on your first day, please inform us as soon as possible, as this will affect the day’s scheduled activities.

 

Accommodation, Insurance, and Occupational Health

Accommodation
The number of the rooms is limited. In addition, the priority is set on the students of our partnership universities. If you would like to inquire about availability, send an email to us (elective@jikei.ac.jp) within 2 months before the start of your elective. (If your elective starts in July, send an email on or after 1 May.) It is not possible to offer any financial assistance towards the expenses of elective students. Students must make their own arrangements for travel to this country.

 

Insurance
It is obligatory for all overseas elective students to obtain liability insurance and health insurance. Please ensure that you are covered before coming to Japan. If you are not covered by insurance, you are responsible for covering any medical or liability costs.

 

Occupational Health
All applicants are asked to complete an Immunisation Form. It is not possible for students to have contact with patients until we have received proof that they are immune to the following: hepatitis B, tuberculosis, mumps, measles, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox). We strongly recommend that you are up to date with the above immunisations. Your clinical placement may be restricted if we think that you are a risk to the health and safety of patients or staff.

 

 

Contact

Professor Kimihiko Oishi, M.D.
Director, Centre for International Affairs

 

Centre for International Affairs
The Jikei University School of Medicine
3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
E-mail: elective@jikei.ac.jp
Tel: 81-(0)3-3433-1111

 

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