Overview
Post-specialty development in family medicine, clinical education, practice management and research. This is an employed Japanese clinical training route.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical + research fellowship
- Duration
- Normally 2 years; extension may be agreed
- Start
- April 2027 cohort
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- JPCA family-medicine qualification, an HCFM-recognised equivalent overseas programme, or equivalent assessed competence with at least 5 years clinical experience by April 2027. Driving licence required.
- International applicants
- Overseas family-medicine training may be recognised; this does not waive Japanese clinical licensing or employment requirements
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Medical-licence copy required for an employed Japanese clinical role; confirm recognition and Japanese-language requirements directly
How to apply
- Deadline
- Guideline target is late September 2026, now passed; ask whether any late recruitment remains
- Application method
- Submit application, CV, recommendation and medical-licence copy to HCFM recruitment; selection includes interview and sometimes clinical assessment
Funding
- Funding
- Regular staff salary and benefits under HCFM rules