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Only the Japanese version is final.

2025 Application Guide: Doctoral Program in Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
This application guide may change. The University of Tokyo website (https://www.m.utokyo.ac.jp/english/daigakuin/apply/appguidemain.html) will continuously announce if there isany change, so please check the newest information constantly.
Purpose of Education for Research
The purpose of research training in the Graduate School of Medicine is to promote advanced research thatwill contribute to breakthroughs in the understanding of the mechanisms of life, to improve health, to contributeto the struggle against disease, and to foster international leaders in all fields of medicine who are outstanding
scholars and highly creative researchers.
Admission Policy
Consistent with the aims described above, for its PhD programs in the Graduate School of Medicine, theUniversity of Tokyo seeks students who have the potential to become international leaders in all fields of
medicine through outstanding scholarship and advanced and highly creative research. We seek those who
will, as described above, contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of life, to preventing, curing, andrecovering from disease, and to promoting and supporting healthy human development.

1. Eligibility criteria(1) Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a program to study medicine or dentistry
at a Japanese university by 31 March 2025. (Note 1)(2) Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a six-year program to study pharmacy
or veterinary medicine at a Japanese university by 31 March 2025. (Note 1)(3) Persons who have completed or are expected to complete 18 years of overseas curricular education(ending with a program in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary medicine) by 31 March 2025.
(Note 2)

Nota bene: Persons on whom a foreign university has not conferred (and is not expected to confer)a Bachelor's degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine provided they meetthe conditions related to the restrictions described in (7) or (8) below, and after undergoing individual
eligibility review to determine whether their academic ability is equivalent or superior to that ofgraduates of a program of study in medicine, etc., at a Japanese university, may be granted eligibility
to take the entrance examination -- provided that, before applying, they have undergone the[individual] eligibility review whose application procedure requirements are described in Note 6 andNote 7 below.
(4) Persons who have been conferred or are expected to be conferred a degree equivalent to that of abachelor's degree from a foreign university or other foreign institution of higher education (restricted tothose whose comprehensive status of education and research activities has been assessed by thegovernment of the said foreign country or a related organization) by March 31, 2025, having completed
a program (restricted to a program to study veterinary medicine, medicine, pharmacy or dentistry) which
requires at least five years of study. (Note 2)
Nota bene: Persons on whom degrees have been conferred (or are expected to be conferred) by aforeign university with a five-year program of study and whose final program of study is neither
medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nor veterinary medicine, are not eligible to apply under the conditions1

described here. This notwithstanding however, provided they meet the conditions related to such
restrictions described in (7) or (8) below, after undergoing individual eligibility review to determine
whether their academic ability is equivalent or superior to that of graduates of a program of study in
medicine, etc., at a Japanese university, may be granted eligibility to take the entrance examination - provided that, before applying, they have undergone the [individual] eligibility review whose
application procedure requirements are described in Note 6 and Note 7 below.
(5) Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate from an educational institution designated by
the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology by March 31, 2025. (Note 3)(6) Persons who have graduated from a master’s program, etc. (Note 4) at a Japanese university and arerecognized by the Graduate School of Medicine based on an eligibility review as having academic
ability equivalent to or surpassing that of a person who has graduated from a program in medicine,etc. (Note 5) at a Japanese university. (Note 1)(7) Persons who have engaged or are expected in research for 2 years or more at a university or a research
institute by March 31, 2025 after graduating from a Japanese university (excluding programs in medicine,
dentistry, or pharmacy or veterinary medicine) or completing 16 years of overseas curricular education
and are recognized by the Graduate School of Medicine based on an eligibility review as having
academic ability equivalent to or surpassing that of a person who has completed a program in medicine,etc. (Note 5) at a Japanese university. (Note 1) (Note 6)
Nota bene: This clause pertains to persons with documented evidence of two or more years'
employment doing research at a university or a research institute etc.
(8) Persons who are recognized by the Graduate School of Medicine based on an individual eligibility review
as having academic ability equivalent to or surpassing that of a Japanese university graduate, and whoare aged 24 years or older on 31 March 2025. (Note 7)
Nota bene: This clause pertains to persons on whom a Master's degree has been conferred by a foreign
university; note that, before applying for admission, applicants must undergo an individual eligibility
review (Note 7).
Note also that applicants' Bachelor's degree may have been conferred irrespectively either by aJapanese or by a foreign university.
Nota bene: Clause (7) above, not this clause, pertains to persons with documented evidence of two or
more years' employment doing research at a university or a research institute etc.
Note 1:”Japanese university” mentioned in Eligibilities (1), (2), (6) (7), and (8) above is a university within the boundaries
of Japan and as prescribed in Article 83 of the School Education Law.
Note 2: Eligibilities (3) and (4) above include the case of having completed a distance education program provided by aforeign school of said country while residing in Japan.
Note 3: “Persons who have graduated or are expected to graduate from an educational institution designated by the
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology” as per eligibility criterion (5) are as follows:① Persons who have studied medicine or dentistry at the medical or dentistry faculty of a university prescribedby the old University Ordinance and who have graduated from either of these faculties.
② Persons who have graduated from the National Defense Medical College under the Act for Establishment of
the Ministry of Defense.
③ Persons who have completed a program of a foreign university (restricted to those who have competed 18
years of bachelor’s education in the school education system of said foreign country, ending with a program
either in veterinary medicine, medicine, pharmacy or dentistry) while in Japan, the said program having been
designated separately by the Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and belonging
to an educational institution under the school education system of the said foreign c ountry.

2Note 4: “Persons who have completed a master’s program, etc. at a Japanese university” as per eligibility criterion (6)are as follows:① Persons who have completed a master's program or a professional degree program at a Japanese university
and those who are eligible to be conferred a master's degree.
② Persons who have been enrolled for at least two years in a doctoral program which is not separated into
former and latter parts, and have obtained at least 30 academic credits in addition to the required researchguidance at a Japanese university.
Nota bene: Applicants are considered eligible if either ① or ② above pertain; prior review of their entrance
examination eligibility is not required.
Note 5: ”A program in medicine, etc. at a Japanese university” mentioned in Eligibility (6), (7) and (8) above is anundergraduate program at a Japanese university as follows:① A program to study medicine② A program to study dentistry③ A program to study pharmacy whose main purpose is to cultivate practical clinical ability④ A program to study veterinary medicine
Note 6: Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criteria (7) above must first undergo an eligibility
review. To undergo the eligibility review, it is necessary for applicants to contact the Graduate School of
Medicine's Administration Office (refer to 6(3) below) in advance and to submit the required documents to the
Office by Thursday, 20 June, 2024. Persons who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basisof an eligibility review to have academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a university graduate describedin eligibility criteria (1) or (2) shall be permitted to take the entrance exam upon application.
Eligibility review result will be notified by a postal mail around early July, 2024.
Note 7:  Eligibility criterion (8) above is intended for those who do not fall under eligibility criteria (1) - (7) and have
graduated from/completed a program to study medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary medicine at an
educational institution that is equivalent to a six-year university, and have been deemed by the Graduate Schoolof Medicine on the basis of an individual eligibility review to have academic ability equivalent or superior to thatof a university graduate described in eligibility criteria (1) or (2).
Persons who intend to apply for admission under eligibility criterion (8) above must first undergo an individual
eligibility review. To undergo the individual eligibility review, it is necessary for applicants to contact theGraduate School of Medicine's Administration Office (refer to 6(3) below) in advance and to submit the required
documents to the Office by Thursday, 20 June, 2024.
 Persons who are deemed by the Graduate School of Medicine on the basis of an individual eligibility review tohave academic ability equivalent or superior to that of a university graduate described in eligibility criteria (1) or(2), shall be permitted to take the entrance exam upon application.
Eligibility review result will be notified by Email around early July, 2024.

2. Admission criteria
Admission shall be determined based on a comprehensive judgement of the academic
performance of the school they came from, the results of other documents screening, written
examination and oral exam and so on.

33. Exam subjects and quotas
Major

Molecular Cell
Biology

Functional Biology

Pathology, Immunology
and Microbiology

Radiology andBiomedical
Engineering

Neuroscience

Written Exam Subjects

Research Fields

Foreign
Language

Cell Biology
Structural Biology
Structural Cell Biology
Cellular Neurobiology
Molecular Biology
Genome Informatics
Physiological Chemistry andMetabolism
Advanced Structural Studies
Molecular Biomedicine for
Pathogenesis
Biomedical Chemistry
Clinical Genome informatics
Medical Lipid Science
Cancer Cellular Signaling
Integrative Physiology
Cellular and Molecular
Physiology
Neurophysiology
Cellular and Molecular
Pharmacology
Systems Pharmacology
Structural Physiology
Brain Functional Dynamics
Human Pathology and
Diagnostic Pathology
Molecular Pathology
Surgical Pathology
Microbiology
Infection Control andPrevention
Immunology
Clinical Immunology
Applied Pathology
Animal Resources
Neoplastic Pathology
Molecular Oncology
Infection Pathology
Diagnostic Radiology
Radiation Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
System Physiology
Chemical Biology andMolecular Imaging
Biosystem Construction andControl
Molecular Radiology
Biomaterials and Medical
devices
Integrative Genomics
Neuropathology
Neurochemistry
Neurobiology
Developmental Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Systems Medical
Neuroscience
Sensory Motor Neuroscience
Neuropsychiatry
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Child Neuropsychiatry
Biomedical Neural Dynamics
Brain Disorders

Quota

Specialized Subject

19

Following
2 questions:(1) One question
from desired14

research field(2) One common
question fromeach major(selected at
exam)
EnglishTOEFL score is
to be used*33
For those who live
abroad and havedifficulty in coming
to Japan, theexamination will be
conducted online.
Details will be
provided separately
to the relevant

17

applicants after theapplication is
submitted.

214Social Medicine

Internal Medicine

Preventive Medicine
Public HealthForensic Medicine
Medical Informatics
Health Communication
Clinical Information
Engineering
Clinical Epidemiology and
Health Economics
Environmental Health
Sciences
Social and Preventive
Epidemiology
Mental Health
Health and Social Behavior
Biomedical Ethics
Cancer Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Vascular Biology
Respiratory Medicine
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Endocrinology
Nutrition and Metabolism
Hematology and Oncology
Allergy and Rheumatology
Infectious Diseases
Stress Science andPsychosomatic Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Transfusion Medicine
Clinical Biotechnology

Following
2 questions:(1) One question
from desired
research field(2) One common
question fromeach major(selected at
exam)
EnglishDevelopmental andAging Sciences

TOEFL score is

For those who live

to be used*abroad and have36

difficulty in coming
to Japan, theexamination will be
conducted online.

Molecular Diabetology
Medical Education Studies

Reproductive,

14

Details will be

Reproductive Endocrinology
Gynecological Oncology
Perinatal Medicine
Molecular Cellular
Reproductive Medicine
Pediatrics
Developmental Pediatrics
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Oncology
Geriatrics
Aging Research
Health Policy for Children andFamilies
Medical Science for Life andAgingprovided separately
to the relevant
applicants after theapplication is
submitted.

516Surgical Sciences

Thoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Hepatobiliary Pancreatic
Surgery
Urology
Artificial Organ andTransplantation Division
Surgical Oncology
Vascular Surgery
Breast and Endocrine
Surgery
Dermatology
Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology andHead & Neck Surgery
Rehabilitation Medicine
Anesthesiology
Emergency and Critical Care
Medicine
Operating room management
and surgical metabolism
Palliative Medicine

Following
2 questions:(1) One question
from desired
research field(2) One common
question fromeach major(selected at
exam)
EnglishTOEFL score is

For those who live

to be used*abroad and have40

difficulty in coming
to Japan, theexamination will be
conducted online.
Details will be
provided separately
to the relevant
applicants after theapplication is
submitted.

Notes* For details, see the 'Notice Regarding Foreign Language (English) Examinations for Entrance to the Doctoral
Program of Medicine in attached documents.
・Students who are expected to complete the Graduate School of Medicine's Master’s Degree in Medical Science
program or M.D.-Ph.D. course of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Tokyo are exempted from thewritten exam.
・Depending on the exam results, the number of admitted students may be less than the quota.

4. Exam dates & venues(1) Written exam: Thursday, 17 October 2024
(2) Oral exam: Friday, 18 October 2024
(3) Details of the exam schedules and venues will be given in the 'Entrance Examination Guideline which
will be sent by Email in the middle of September, 2024.

5. Announcement of successful applicants & admission procedures(1) A list of successful applicants will be posted on the website (http://www.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html) at
noon on Friday, 22 November 2024.
(2) An Admission Certificate will be posted to each successful applicant in late November 2024.
(3) Admission Certificate recipients are required to complete the necessary admission procedures (i.e.,
payment of admission fees and submission of admission forms) in accordance with the Admission
Procedure Guide that will be sent to the Email address indicated in the application form in late February

6within designated period on early-March 2025. Failure to complete the admission procedures shall be
regarded as refusal of admission.
(4) Estimated costs of admission in 2025
(International students with a Japanese Government [Monbukagakusho] Scholarship are exempt fromthese fees)
1 Admission fee:○

¥282,000 (estimated)

2 1st semester tuition fee:○

¥260,400 (annual tuition fee of ¥520,800; estimated)

The above fees are estimates only. Any revisions to student fees upon admission or during enrollment
shall become effective immediately.

6. Application procedure(1) Applicants must contact faculty member before applying.
Applications must be sent by postal mail.
Place all of the necessary (5)application documents in a single envelope designated by the Graduate
School of Medicine and send by registered mail.
If the application documents cannot fit inside the designated envelope, place the documents together
with the envelope in a suitably sized package and send by registered mail.
Graduate School of Medicine’s Admission Office does not respond to inquiries on about individual
delivery status. Each delivery status must be confirmed by tracking number on applicants’ side.
(2) Submission period
Applications must arrive between Friday 5 July and Tuesday 16 July 2024. The envelope must be
postmarked no later than Tuesday, 16 July 2024, and must arrive no later than Monday 22 July 2024.
Research Students ( Monbukagakusho Scholarship students) scheduled to arrive in Japan in autumn
2024 must first contact the Administration Office (see 6(4) below for contact details).
(3) In case you live abroad and having a difficulty in submitting the application documents by post, you
may submit them online. Submission period would be same as Friday 5 July through Tuesday 16 July,2024 JPT 23:59. However, when the postal mail becomes available, please submit the original
application documents via postal mail immediately. Also, if you submit documents by both postal mailand online, we will presume the documents sent by postal mail as the final version.
Format on submission of application documents via online
・All documents in section “a” to “h”, excepting b. Self-addressed envelopes, must be submitted in the
PDF format or as image files and upload to the following address.
Applicants for Doctoral Program of Medicine: https://x.gd/mSCd4
・The name of the each file have to be [Doctoral Program of Medicine]“the application document’s
name“ / “applicant’s name”
e.g.: [Doctoral Program of Medicine]Application Form/Hanako Igaku.pdf(4) Address
Graduate Student Affairs Section,
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
in.m@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
7(5) Application documents (asterisk [*] indicates that a specified form must be used)
Document

Who should submit

Description

a.* Application Form All applicants

Attach three identical passport photos taken within
the last three months of the application date to thespace provided on the: 1) Application Form; 2) Photo
ID Card; and 3) Exam Card. (jukenhyo; 受験票).

b.* Self-addressed

All applicants

Submit two self-addressed envelopes with ¥84 worth

envelopesof postage stamps to the envelope marked 'Exam
Card Enclosed' (jukenhyo zaichu; 受験票在中).
If the recipient address is outside of Japan, please
enclose sufficient IRC(International Reply Coupons,
1 piece of IRC=130 yen). The cost depends on thearea where you receive.

c.* Exam fee(¥30,000)

All applicants except

The exam fee must be paid at a bank branch or

the following:

convenience store, or by credit card. The applicant(1) Those expected tois responsible for any fees or charges associatedcomplete a master'swith the payment.

program or professional
degree program at the

Bank transfer:

University of Tokyo inFill out the designated Transfer Request Form andMarch 2025

submit it together with the exam fee at your nearest(2) Internationalbank branch. The payment cannot be made at astudents on a

Japan Post Bank (Yucho Ginko), post office, ATM, or

Monbukagakusho

via the internet.

Scholarship

The bank will give you the Transfer Receipt*Students currently('Furikomikin Uketorisho'; Form B) which you should

enrolled at a different

retain for your own records, and the Certificate ofuniversity must submit

Transfer Receipt (‘Furikomikin Uketsuke

their official scholarship Shomeisho’; Form C) which you should submit.
certificate
Convenience store & credit card payments:
Refer to the attachment 'How to Pay the Graduate
School of Medicine Exam Fee at a Convenience
Store or by Credit Card' for details on how to makethe payment.
d.

Academic

All applicants・Those who have graduated or are expected totranscripts

graduate from a 6-year program in medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary medicine in Japan
must submit bachelor’s transcript. Original
certificates only.
・Those who have been conferred or are expected
to be conferred a degree equivalent to that of abachelor's degree from a foreign university or other8foreign institution of higher education, having
completed a program (veterinary medicine,
medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry) which requires atleast five years of study (see1.Eligibility criteria (4))
must submit bachelor’s transcript. Original certificate
only.
・Those who have completed or are expected tocomplete a master's or professional degree program
must submit bachelor’s and master’s transcript.
Original certificates only.
In the case of students graduating from universities
outside Japan, please submit transcripts in English.
If documents cannot be submitted in English, youmust submit English translation of transcripts
provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notacceptable.
If the applicant has changed the applicant’s
university or participated in exchange programs andif the applicant’s home university does not report
grades earned, name of courses and dates ofattendance, he/she must include official transcripts
from all the former universities or colleges.
e.

(Anticipated)

All applicants・Those who have graduated are expected to

Certificate of[NOT required for

graduate from a 6-year program in medicine ,graduation(anticipated) graduates

dentistry, pharmacy or veterinary medicine in Japanof the University ofmust submit certificate of bachelor’s (anticipated)Tokyo's Graduate

graduation. Original certificates only.

School of Medicine]・Those who have been conferred or are expected
to be conferred a degree equivalent to that of abachelor's degree from a foreign university or otherforeign institution of higher education, having
completed a program (veterinary medicine,
medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry) which requires atleast five years of study (see 1. Eligibility criteria (4))
must submit certificate of bachelor’s (anticipated)graduation. Original certificate only.
・Those who have completed or are expected tocomplete a master's or professional degree program
must submit master’s (anticipated) certificate ofgraduation. Original certificates only.
In the case of students graduating from universities
outside Japan, please submit certificate in English. If

9documents cannot be submitted in English, youmust submit English translation of transcripts
provided by official agencies. Photocopies are notacceptable.
The degree acquired must be indicated. If the nameand the date of the degree awarded are contained in
the Official Transcript, applicants do not have tosubmit the Official Proof of Graduation.
Submit a certificate of the degree conferred, createdby the National Institution for Academic Degrees andUniversity Evaluation if you have been awarded a
degree from the National Institution for Academic
Degrees and University Evaluation.
f.

Score report ofAll applicants

For details, see the 'Notice Regarding Foreign

TOEFL(except applicants who

Language (English) for Entrance to the Doctoral

admitted to be

Program of Medicine in attached documents.

exempted from
submission.)
g.* Certificate of

Non-Japanese

The certificate must be issued by a JapaneseJapaneseapplicants only

instructor or equivalent person who is able tolanguage ability[NOT required for those objectively assess your Japanese language ability.
who have graduated or

Alternatively, a certificate issued by a Japaneseare expected tolanguage school is also acceptable.

graduate from aJapanese university]hProof of change
in nameif applicableThose who have changed their name and will submit
supporting documents that were issued under theirformer name are required to enclose an ORIGINAL
document that proves change in name.
(e.g., Certificate of Individual Records, Certificate ofAcceptance of Marriage Report). Photocopy cannot
be acceptable.

107. Other important points(1) We will send you the examination card by post and notes on the examination by Email in the

middle of September, 2024. If you have not received them by four days prior to the exam, contact theAdministration Office (see 6(4) above) for instructions.
(2) If you select a written exam subject other than that specified for your desired major, the exam will be
invalid.
(3) Following the submission of application documents, changes to the documents or the refund of exam
fees will not be allowed under any circumstances. Once application documents are received, they are
not returnable.
(4) Those who wish to maintain their employment at a government office, school, hospital, or privatecompany during enrollment are required to submit a consent form (format optional) from their employer
when completing the admission procedures(see 5(3) above), to the effect that they will remaincommitted to their studies while enrolled.
(5) International students are required to obtain the appropriate visa according to the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951) prior to undertaking the admission
procedures.
(6) Admission fees shall not be refunded under any circumstances following the completion of admission
procedures.
(7) Applicants with a physical disability who require special consideration or assistance during the entrance
exam or after enrollment should contact the Administration Office (see 6(4) above) when submitting theirapplication.
(8) Names, addresses, or other personal information obtained from applications will only be used for: screening of applicants (application processing & screening);  the announcement of successful
applicants; and  tasks related to admission procedures. This personal information will also be used
for:  academic affairs (enrollment records, learning etc.);  student support (health management,
employment assistance, applications for scholarships and exemption from tuition fees, use of libraries,etc.); and  collection of tuition fees.
(9) If any false statement or forgery in the application documents, or if there is clear evidence that
there was any fraudulent activity during the examination, that student’s admittance may becanceled even after enrolling in or going on to a graduate school.
(10) The examination results used in the selection of entrants may be used in future studies for the
improvement of both the entrance examination and the education at the University of Tokyo.
(11) The University of Tokyo has established the “The University of Tokyo Security Export Control Regulations”
in accordance with Japan’s “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, and rigorously implements security
export control for potential students before and after their enrollment on the basis of these regulations. In
particular, pre-enrollment screenings are mandatory for all international students and also for Japanese
students in certain circumstances.
Please be aware that applicants who fall under any of the conditions set out in the Act may not receive
permission to enroll at the university or may have their research activities restricted after their enrollment
even if they have passed the entrance examinations.

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