When you start anticoagulation for an older patient with atrial fibrillation, how do you document kidney function and bleeding risk? I'd like a format that is easy to keep up in clinic.
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Physician: from a foreign qualification to practising in Japan
Apply for exam eligibility certification
Graduates of foreign medical schools and holders of foreign licences first need ministerial certification. Your education, licence and ability to practise in Japanese are reviewed.
Source: MHLW: eligibility / Steps
Sit the national exam (or the preliminary exam)
The certification result decides whether you sit the national exam directly or take the preliminary exam first.
Source: Outline
Apply for your Japanese licence
After passing, you apply for a licence and are entered on the medical register.
Source: MHLW applications
Apply for the Medical Services status
The residence status for physicians with Japanese qualifications working in healthcare. You apply once you have an employer.
Source: Immigration Services Agency
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