Planning your elective--Japan
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0204124 (Published 01 April 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:0204124
- Mark Wilson, author of The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives around the World1
- 1University College Hospital, London
Situated in the north Pacific, and composed of four main islands, Japan has a health care system to be proud of. Its success reflects its economic prosperity over the past 50 years. Despite this, Japan is not a popular elective destination (probably because of the language). This article gives a potted background to Japan's medical system and provides information on where to start looking if planning an elective.
Some specialist hospitals
Gene therapy Hospital of Nagoya University, 65, Maizuru-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 466-8550 (tel +81 52 741 2111; fax +81 52 744 2428; www.nagoya-u.ac.jp). Founded in 1871, the hospital is huge with 1035 beds and a new gene therapy centre
Cancer National Cancer Center, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104 (tel +81 3 542 2511)
Cardiovascular disorders National …
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