UPDATE: 11/06/2018 11:00 | ||||||||
Visiting Electives Program at Kobe University |
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ATTENTION: | ||||||||
This Elective Program is open exclusively for students of university with which School of Medicine Kobe University concludes Agreement of Student Exchange. | ||||||||
Please contact international coordinator of your university for application. | ||||||||
The applications should reach us no later than 6month prior to tentative day one of elective. | ||||||||
About | ||||||||
The elective program is 4 weeks in principle. Students are affixed to a senior coordinator in 2 specialties and will be rotated to each specialty for 2 weeks, or in 1 specialty for 4 weeks (please see the following list of specialty programs). The students show up at ward rounds, out patients, operation theaters, and research labs. | ||||||||
Am I eligible for an elective attachment? | ||||||||
You are eligible for an elective attachment at Kobe University School of Medicine if you: | ||||||||
1. are studying in one of the medical schools and are in medical school at the time of your elective attachment | ||||||||
2. are in good standing at your medical school and are able to provide a letter of recommendation from your Dean of Clinical Studies | ||||||||
3. can meet the necessary occupational health requirements | ||||||||
4. have the appropriate immigration permission. | ||||||||
Visiting Period | ||||||||
Applicants are advised to refer the open period of departments according to their placement preferences. Our fiscal year starts on April 1 and ends on March 31. Please consider to avoid a month of March possibly, as all departments are usually occupied in the end of fiscal year. | ||||||||
Schedule | ||||||||
Placement preference | ||||||||
Applicants may list up 10 placement preferences (specialities). Please refer to prerequisite of placements in each departments. | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES | ||||||||
Clinical Virology | ||||||||
Infectious Disease Therapy | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND SOCIAL HEALTHCARE SCIENCE | ||||||||
Community Medicine and Medical Network | ||||||||
Legal Medicine | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||||
Cardiovascular Medicine | ||||||||
Nephrology and Kidney Center | ||||||||
Respiratory Medicine | ||||||||
Rheumatology/ Clinical Immunology | ||||||||
Gastroenterology | ||||||||
Diabetes and Endocrinology | ||||||||
General Internal Medicine | ||||||||
Neurology | ||||||||
Medical Oncology/ Hematology | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL RELATED | ||||||||
Radiology | ||||||||
Radiation Oncology | ||||||||
Pediatrics | ||||||||
Dermatology | ||||||||
Psychiatry | ||||||||
Pharmaceutics | ||||||||
Laboratory Medicine | ||||||||
Palliative Medicine | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY | ||||||||
Gastro-intestinal Surgery | ||||||||
Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery | ||||||||
Breast Surgery | ||||||||
Cardiovascular Surgery | ||||||||
Thoracic Surgery | ||||||||
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY RELATED | ||||||||
Orthopaedics | ||||||||
Rehabilitation Medicine | ||||||||
Neurosurgery | ||||||||
Ophthalmology | ||||||||
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | ||||||||
Urology | ||||||||
Obstetrics and Gynecology | ||||||||
Plastic Surgery | ||||||||
Anesthesiology | ||||||||
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | ||||||||
Disaster and Emergency Medicine | ||||||||
Accommodations | ||||||||
It is each student's personal responsibility to find accomodation for the visit. | ||||||||
Applications | ||||||||
Please prepare following six documents below. Ask international coordinator of your school to send them to us. Your application may not be considered if any documents are incomplete or missing. | ||||||||
1. CV Elective Program for International Students | ||||||||
2. Immunization Requirements for International Visitors | ||||||||
3. Pledge | ||||||||
4. A letter of endorsement from your university. | ||||||||
5. A copy of the health and liability insurance during your elective stay in Japan | ||||||||
6. A transcript of your record in medical education authenticated by your Dean | ||||||||
If you have any queries about the program, please send an email to | ||||||||
kkoryu@med.kobe-u.ac.jp | ||||||||
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