Summer Experience 2025
The U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa offers a summer experience program for selected Japanese physicians and medical students (5
th-year and above). The program is designed to provide exposure to Western medicine and to introduce potential applicants to the fellowship program.
Selected externs will be accepted into a program explained in below. Externs will rotate through various specialties in the hospital with an emphasis on outpatient medicine. Many externs will have opportunities to see and examine patients under the supervision of staff physicians. Applications for the summer externship are accepted between May 1st and May 15th. There are a limited number of spots available.
Date
Week 1: July 7 (Mon) – July 11 (Fri)
Week 2: July 14 (Mon) – July 18 (Fri)
Weekly Structure (2-Part Format)
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Mon/Tue/Wed: For PGY-2 and above applying for this year’s fellowship
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Thu/Fri: For 5th/6th-year medical students and PGY-1 residents
Participants
6 participants per Mon/Tue/Wed Group, 4 participants per Thu/Fri Group
Total: 20 participants over two weeks
Program Details
Mon/Tue/Wed Group
Each participant will have one designated day to present themselves to the Program
Director.
Self-promotion session: Each participant will give a 5-minute self-introduction presentation on Monday. Each participant has 15-min case presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday, with 3 participants each day.
Thu/Fri Group
Participants will observe clinical rotations in departments of their interest.
The program includes lunch with current Japanese fellows and a guided hospital tour.
Required Documents (written in English)
Everyone:
Summer Experience Application Form
A recent photograph of yourself
(Mon/Tue/Wed Group) : CV, Personal Statement
(Thu/Fri Group) : Short essay (less than 400 words) describing why you want to participate and what you expect from this Summer Experience
Email your completed document files to:
usn.butler.usnmrtc-okinawa.mbx.summer-experience@health.mil
Only completed documents will be accepted.