Will it be simple to get a job then as a neurosurgeon in Japan? Let's say, is there a chance? I study in the Netherlands (just begun) and I've already got a sponsor, actually, if it will be necessary, which is probably certain.
It's my biggest dream to become a neurosurgeon in Japan, even though I know that my chances are extremely small... I'm still hoping!
And if it's possible... My Japanese is quite poor, I only know the basics of it. But I'm determined that it will work out, I can master languages in a quite short time... (let's say 3 years?) And yeah, maybe they're also interested in English-speaking neurosurgeons?
2006-12-21 06:09:57 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ Chelsea Blue ♥ 4 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
You have to not only speak Japanese fluently in order to practice medicine in Japan, but you need to be able to read and write in Japanese as well. That is infinately more difficult as Japanese had three seperate "alphabets" - katakana which is used for foreign words with no Japanese equivalent, like names and places, and hiragana and kanji that are used in combination. In the Japanese school system, students are required to memorize 2000 kanji characters to be considered literate.
If you are serious about wanting to practice in Japan, you really need to start studying the language. Speaking English is useful, but as 99.999% of the patients and colleges you'd be dealing with are Japanese, there is no avoiding the fact that you have to have a very strong grasp of the langauge.
2006-12-21 08:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ravanne_1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry,but unless you can speak, read and write as well as a Japanese, your chances are less than zero. And it will take longer than three years to learn it that well. They have no use for English speaking doctors. The people you would be treating would be Japanese ! You need a BA / BS degree just to teach English in Japan. How about east Los Angeles instead ?
2006-12-21 19:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the big question is ," What are the requirements for a neurosurgeon in Japan?" You will need to take the licensing exam in Japan...in Japanese...not easy. Often countries wil not license doctors trained in other countries unless they return to school in the new country for a year or 2 and are fluent in the language. But, you have 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, one year of internship, 2 or 3 yrs. of surgical residency, then 3 or 4 years of residency in neurosurgery to go before you can practice anywhere. If you want to practice in Japan, maybe you should go to school there.
2006-12-21 06:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You have asked two very different questions. To the first, I believe it is safe to say yes. But the main miracle is, that you have been endowed by the creator with affinity for learning and eventually practicing that specific branch of medicine. To the second question you have, I must say, I don't know. Hopefully someone here does. Be well, dearie.
2016-05-23 05:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
neurosurgery can lead to near death experiences, to the victim too, where do u put the Brain in, we got allot of people here with no brain, they want to be operated on I'm sure, do u do lite pre-frontal labotts, nice stuff so they just basic wheel chair race
2006-12-25 00:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋