Residency Matching Program

After passing the national medical examination, in order to undergo training at an initial clinical training hospital (residency program), it is necessary to take the exams set by each clinical training hospital and establish a matching. At that time, it is required to register in advance with the Japan Residency Matching Program. Considering the schedule for the matching exam, it is recommended to visit the training hospitals of interest between May and June. If you are a graduate of a medical school outside your home country and wish to participate in the matching, please complete the online procedures between mid-April and July 26.

Residency Matching

The residency matching system is a process that determines the pairing of individuals seeking clinical training (applicants) with the residency programs of hospitals (training hospitals) based on the preferences of both the applicants and the training hospitals, following certain rules (algorithms) and using a computer to make the matches.

Specific procedures for residency matching（2025）

①	Hospital visit and participation in information sessions.	Apply to visit the desired residency program hospital and actually participate in the observation and information sessions.
②	Hospital recruitment exam	Visit the hospital for a tour more than once, then the hospital's recruitment exam will be taken. Since the exam content varies by hospital, it is important to check the topics in advance.
③	Determining the order of the desired hospital.	Apply to visit the desired residency program hospital and actually participate in the observation and information session.
④	Registration begins.	Use the participation registration ID and password issued by your university to complete the online procedure.	June 5 (Thursday)
⑤	Registration deadline	After 2 PM, there will be no other option but to look for hospitals through the second round of recruitment after the announcement of results.	July 31 (Thursday)
⑥	Preferred order registration	Register only the residency programs of the hospitals which is desired and that the application form has already been submitted.	September 11 (Thursday)
⑦	Deadline before the interim announcement.	Register the preferred order of the hospitals before the interim announcement. Changes to the preferred order can be made until the final deadline.	September 25 (Thursday)
⑧	Interim announcement	At the deadline, only the number of 6th year students and graduates who have selected the relevant program as their first choice will be published online.	September 26 (Friday)
⑨	Deadline for registering preferred order	Registrations made after the deadline will not be reflected. Ensure to complete the registration process by 2 PM.	October 9 (Thursday)
⑩	Announcement of the combination results.	Check match results online.	October 23 (Thursday)