Externship 2026
The U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa offers an Externship Program for selected Japanese physicians and medical students (5th-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. There are a limited number of spots available.
Date
Week 1: June 29 (Mon) – July 1 (Wed)
Week 2: July 6 (Mon) – July 10 (Fri)
Weekly Structure (2-Part Format)
●Mon/Tue/Wed: For PGY-2 and above applying for this year’s fellowship (choose week 1 or 2)
●Thu/Fri: For 5th/6th-year medical students and PGY-1 residents (only week 2)
Participants
6 participants per Mon/Tue/Wed Group, 4 participants per Thu/Fri Group
Total: 16 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)
(Mon/Tue/Wed Group):
•
Externship Application Form
• A recent photograph of yourself
• CV
• Personal Statement
(Thu/Fri Group):
•
Externship Application Form
• A recent photograph of yourself
• Short essay (less than 400 words) describing why you want to participate and what you expect from this Externship
Email your completed document files to:
jun.fujii.ln@health.mil
Applications will be accepted from
1st May 2026 to 22nd May 2026
We will notify whether you have been invited to the Externship by
8th June 2026
Only completed documents will be accepted.