Features of the JCMT Training Program
The basic training program is the New Trainee Program. Each year, around 6 to 8 new Fellows are selected from outstanding candidates recommended by core medical institutions in our partner countries, while also considering the possibility of providing effective training in their fields at Toranomon Hospital. Training programs with a duration of about 2 months are developed and carried out in line with the needs of the country concerned and the individual doctors. During this training period, the JCMT conducts a study tour to Kyoto and Nara so that the Fellows can experience the history and culture of Japan.
The JCMT also offers a Refresher Program for JCMT Alumni who have returned from the New Trainee Program, and then discover that they need to review or study new medical issues as they realize and share the effects of that training. Although the period is short, being about 2 weeks, this is an efficient, self-directed program in which the doctors take advantage of the network of supervising doctors that they developed during the New Trainee Program.
In addition, doctors from Toranomon Hospital visit our partner countries periodically to conduct Follow-up Training Programs, in which they deliver lectures and provide hands-on guidance.
Training Program Structure
Medical Training Program
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1. Regular Session Course |
The JCMT invites outstanding doctors from national universities and other core public medical institutions in the Southeast Asian and Eastern European countries to Japan, and provides medical expert training, centering on advanced medical technology, for a period of approximately 2 months. The results of this training contribute to improving the level of medical technology in the Fellows' home countries. |
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2. Refresher Course |
Doctors who have already participated in the Basic Training Program are invited back to Japan for a short-term training course of about 2 weeks duration, with the aim of further improving the effectiveness of their original training skills. |
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3. Follow-up Training Program |
Japanese doctors who are responsible for practical guidance in the training program are dispatched to the JCMT's counterpart countries, where they provide follow-up medical training in various forms, including performing operations as demonstration, thus giving guidance to doctors in a "hands-on" environment, and presenting lectures. Many other local doctors are also able to participate and take advantage of this opportunity, enabling wide dissemination of the skilled training in various subspecialties. |
Cultural Training Program
| A second important purpose of the JCMT Program is to encourage a better understanding of Japanese values and create friendly ties with this country to a larger number of fellows. ln addition to the 3 medical training programs described above, the JCMT also conducts cultural programs that enable the visiting fellows to understand and experience modern Japanese society, the country's history, heritage and culture, and the Japanese people. |
Participation in the JCMT Training Program is limited to doctors recommended by designated hospitals in mainly certain countries of Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
Impressions of Training Participants
Medical Training Program
The excellent teamwork of the doctors and nurses in the operating room was impressive. Everyone paid detailed attention to the patient as they worked, and as a matter of course, veteran doctors came to the operating rooms of relatively inexperienced doctors to give necessary advice. I promised myself that I would also spread this custom to hospitals in Vietnam.
Dinh Manh Hai
Vietnam(2023)
During this program I focused on "minimally invasive surgery," which is not a general practice in Poland. Taking advantage of what I learned, I hope to contribute to shortening the time that patients spend in the hospital by performing laparoscopic surgery on more patients at my hospital in Warsaw. I will return to Poland with a passion for my specialty that was newly inspired by this training.
Leszek Zajac
Poland(2023)
I learned a method of practicing suturing with 10-0 suture thread for microsurgery from Dr. H. Because this practice method makes it possible to experience the sense of touch in a high magnification operating field, it can improve the field of view in microsurgery. I absolutely want to take this method back to the university where I work in Malaysia and introduce it there.
Ang Song Yee
Malaysia(2023)
Cultural Program
The study tour to Kyoto and Nara was carefully planned, and special efforts were made to ensure the tour would be effective, such as handing out booklets that concisely summarized the history of Japan and the features of each era in advance to aid our understanding.
The first day we visited two temples in Nara, Kofukuji and Todaiji, where I was filled with awe by the Great Buddha. The same evening, we appreciated a marvelous show introducing aspects of Japanese culture such as the koto, kyogen and bunraku at Gion Square in Kyoto. The second and third days we visited Nijojo, Kinkakuji and Ryoanji, as well as the Togetsu Bridge and bamboo forest in Arashiyama, and finally Kiyomizudera. While Japan is an advanced society overflowing with modern buildings, transportation and technology, it still preserves these temples and shrines and traditional culture, which conceal a long history. I felt that visiting these places and appreciating the traditional culture would be the best way for young people of the modern age to learn the importance of passing this precious, irreplaceable cultural heritage to future generation forever.
Tran Minh Quan
Vietnam(2024)
The trip to Kyoto and Nara was an unforgettable experience filled with a wealth of history and culture. In Kyoto, we visited the temples Kinkakuji, Kiyomizudera and Ryoanji in Kyoto, and each gave us a glimpse of Japan's deep spirituality and artistic heritage. At Kinkakuji, the "golden pavilion" glowed in a quiet garden, while Kiyomizudera offered a wonderful view of the city from the wooden stage. Both captured my heart. At the quiet stone garden in Ryoanji, I could feel the simplicity and tranquility of traditional Japanese design and spend time in deep reflection.
The tea ceremony was an experience with a sense of immersion that was calming, and gave me insight into the "wholehearted action" and "precision" that are so valued in Japanese culture. We also tried painting traditional Japanese fans, and while were having a good time, we could also touch the craftmanship that has been handed down through the generations.
Kyoto and Nara, which are rich in history, truly gave me a feeling of traveling back in time. I will also treasure the memories of this trip.
Khadbaatar Byambajav
Mongolia(2024)
Cultural training programmes
