IMGs from Japan for USMLE and Residency



Japanese doctors study for the USMLE and get the ECFMG certificate to apply later on for residency in the US. They apply through ERAS every year to the same programs that interview and match their peers. These programs include the following: IMG Friendly.

Physicians from Japan will come to the US ahead of time to do 2-3 months of clinical experience to make their profile more competitive. They will do these rotations in the following hospitals before applying to residency: Observerships.


Japanese medical graduates usually come from these medical schools:

Aichi Medical University
Akita University School of Medicine
Asahikawa Medical University
Chiba University School of Medicine
Dokkyo Medical University
Ehime University School of Medicine
Fujita Health University
Fukui Medical University
Fukuoka University School of Medicine
Fukushima Medical University
Gifu University School of Medicine
Gunma University Faculty of Medicine
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Hirosaki University School of Medicine
Hiroshima University Faculty of Medicine
Hokkaido University School of Medicine
Hyogo College of Medicine
Iwate Medical University
Jichi Medical University
Jikei University School of Medicine
Juntendo University School of Medicine
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine
Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine
Kanazawa Medical University
Kanazawa University School of Medicine
Kansai Medical University
Kawasaki Medical School
Keio University School of Medicine
Kindai University School of Medicine
Kitasato University School of Medicine
Kobe University School of Medicine
Kochi Medical School
Kumamoto University School of Medicine
Kurume University School of Medicine
Kyorin University School of Medicine
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine
Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine
Mie University School of Medicine
Miyazaki Medical College Faculty of Medicine
Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Nagoya City University Medical School
Nagoya University School of Medicine
Nara Medical University
National Defense Medical College
Nihon University School of Medicine
Niigata University School of Medicine
Nippon Medical School
Oita University Faculty of Medicine
Okayama University School of Medicine
Osaka City University Medical School
Osaka Medical College
Osaka University School of Medicine
Saga University Faculty of Medicine
Saitama Medical University
Sapporo Medical University
Shiga University of Medical Science
Shimane Medical University
Shinshu University Faculty of Medicine
Showa University School of Medicine
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Teikyo University School of Medicine
Toho University Faculty of Medicine
Tohoku University School of Medicine
Tokai University School of Medicine
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Faculty of Medicine
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University School of Medicine
University of Fukui Faculty of Medical Sciences
University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine
University of Occupational & Environmental Health School of Medicine
University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Medicine
University of Tokushima School of Medicine
University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine
University of Toyama School of Medicine
University of Tsukuba School of Medicine
University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine
Wakayama Medical University
Yamagata University School of Medicine
Yamaguchi University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Yokohama City University School of Medicine