Guide for Applying to Doctoral Program in Medicine | Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University

Application PeriodFrom Tuesday, September 5, 2023 to Monday, September 11, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.[JST].

Online Application site opensTuesday, August 29, 2023

Applications must have complete the online application, and the online payment of the examination fee, and have sent the application material to be arrived by the last day at Office of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Medicine.

The details of the entrance examination described in the admission guidelines to Doctoral program in Medicine for 2024 intake will be changed. Please refer to the Admission Guidelines for details.
Below are the main changes:
1. Foreign language (English)
  Before the change: Written Exam (English)
  After the change: A valid score of either of below:
  - TOEFL-iBT
    * TOEFL®-iBT Home Edition Score is acceptable.
  - TOEIC®Listening and Reading Test
  The score report must be obtained at the test date which was held within the 2 years prior.
  Please obtain the original score by the application period (early to mid-September).
2. General medicine / General biology
  Before the change:Choose 3 questions from about 25 to 29 questions (choose 1 question for Special Selection for Working Applicant)
  After the change:Choose 2 questions from Basic Medicine (4 questions), Clinical Sciences (4 questions), Social Medicine (3 questions)　(choose 1 question for Special Selection for Working Applicant)
  
  Since the number of questions is reduced, the questions of thinking ability rather than the question of knowledge will be asked.
3. Oral Exam will not be changed.
（Updated October 24, 2022）
Due to the COVID-19, the details of the entrance examination described in the admission guidelines might be changed. If there is any change, it will be announced on the website of Graduate School of Medicine.

Make sure the documents are printed as the PDF files (do not print a page divided into two pages)

Checklist 【All the applicants need submission】	PDF
Letter of consent 【Only for Special Selection for Working Applicants】	PDF
Application Form for Eligibility Screening (Option)	PDF
Letter of Recommendation for Eligibility Screening	PDF　WORD
Certificate of Employment (Option)	PDF
Preliminary Eligibility Check for Foreign Applicants	PDF　WORD
Address sheet for sending application documents (for attaching to envelope) 　(Please print the sheet on A4 paper and affix it to a Kakugata 2 (240×332) envelope.) 【For domestic postal service in Japan ONLY】	PDF

Guide for ApplyingDoctoral Program in Medicine