Keio University

Medical Resident Application Guidelines

FY2026 Medical Resident Third Round Application Guidelines

1. Number of Positions

A few

2. Status

In accordance with the regulations of Keio University Hospital.

3. Benefits

  • Salary (Annual): Approx. 3.6 million yen (including night shift allowance)

  • Health insurance, Employees' Pension, Employment insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

  • Housing available (32 rooms total (determined by lottery), cost is 22,000 yen to 61,200 yen per month, shared by medical and dental residents)

4. Training Period

April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2028

5. Selection Process

Document screening (academic records, CBT scores, self-promotion), Interview (*)

*Notes on Interviews

Interviews will be held at the Keio University Shinanomachi Campus.

Individuals diagnosed with school-related infectious diseases such as COVID-19 are not permitted to take the exam. Those who have had a fever (37.5°C or higher) within the last 5 days prior to the exam date are recommended to undergo testing for COVID-19 or other infectious diseases.

6. Selection Date and Application Period

The selection date will be communicated to those who pass the document screening at a later date.

Application Period: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – Monday, March 23, 2026 (Deadline is noon on the final day)

7. Selection Venue

Keio University Shinanomachi Campus

8. Eligibility

Those who have passed the 98th or later National Examination for Medical Practitioners

*Individuals whose training location has already been determined through the matching process on Thursday, October 23, 2025, are not eligible to apply.

9. Application Process

Click here to enter.

*The web entry system is scheduled to open after noon on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

*For the application selection, please choose "FY2026 (Other) FY2026 Third Round Recruitment_Medical Resident."

The following environment is required for web entry:

1) An email address (mobile phone email addresses are not accepted)

2) Adobe Reader must be installed

3) Ability to save PDF files containing personal information

10. Application Documents

Please register the following information through the web entry system. Please check all application documents via the web entry system.

  1. Basic information (including photo) (Photo must be front-facing from the chest up, without a hat)

    For academic background, enter the month and year of high school graduation through the month and year of enrollment/graduation (including expected) for your final education. For the work history section, be sure to enter the start and end (including expected) of your history.

    (Example: Enrolled Month/Year, Expected Graduation Month/Year)

    Input for one other item is mandatory.

  2. Supplementary Information (Prescribed format, 1 A4 page)

  3. Medical License (Copy) (Only for those who have already obtained it)

    If you have not yet obtained it, please [Download the format (Medical License Not Yet Obtained)] and upload the format as is. An error will occur if this is not uploaded.

  4. Transcript of Records (Copy)

  5. CBT Individual Result Sheet (Copy)

    *If you have no experience taking the Common Achievement Test CBT and do not have a CBT Individual Result Sheet, please declare this in advance.

  6. Self-Promotion (A4 size, please write by hand on the prescribed form)

  7. Certificate of Expected Graduation (or Graduation Certificate) (Copy)

  8. Pledge for Taking the Recruitment Examination (Prescribed format, 1 A4 page)

However, if you are a graduate (or expected graduate) of the Keio University School of Medicine, item 7) is not required.

Graduates (or expected graduates) of the Keio University School of Medicine should [Download the format (Keio University School of Medicine Graduate (or Expected Graduate))] for item 7) and upload the format as is. An error will occur if this is not uploaded.

*Please use the Western calendar for all dates.

*All items in 1) Basic Information are mandatory. Please note that an error will occur during upload if any items are left blank.

*Some application documents will require the submission of originals after the hiring decision is made, so please keep the originals in a safe place.

*Personal information submitted will not be used for purposes other than business operations.

*Information regarding the examination will be notified via My Page after the application period ends.

11. Selection Results

Applicants will be notified in writing.

12. Contact Information

Keio University Hospital Postgraduate Medical Education Center