PhD Program at a Glance

Duration: Four years
Degree Conferred: PhD in Medicine
Admission Capacity: 80 for the 2025 academic year
Specialties: Medical Sciences and Applied Medicine
Language: Medical Sciences are mainly conducted in English


Note

Applicants must read the following document before starting the Online Registration.

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Application guide

Please read the "application guide" prior to beginning the application process. Applicants must discuss their research plans in detail with a graduate school committee member of the program they wish to participate in, and obtain that committee member's preliminary consent to become the applicant's research supervisor. You can search for professors' research fields by looking at [Faculty List].

  • →Application Guide for 2025 enrollment PDF


    〈Notice: MD-PhD course application eligibility〉
    Those who can select when the application registration (online) are limited to those who selected "the Medical School Physician Researcher Development Program(the MD PhD course)" while attending Keio University School of Medicine and were approved to apply for graduate school as an the MD-PhD course.

Eligibility for Admission

Please check the link below for the application guide.
Application Form for Applicant Eligibility Certification can be downloaded from the link below.

Schedule

Application Period Ⅰ
Online Registration 10:00 a.m. Jul 1 – 3:00 p.m. Jul 12, 2024
Period for Entrance Examination Fee Payments 10:00 a.m. Jul 1 – 11:00 p.m. Jul 12, 2024
Period for Mailing Application Documents Jul 8 – Jul 12, 2024
Written Examination Sep 26, 2024
Interview Examination Sep 27, 2024
Announcement of results 10:00 a.m. Oct 11, 2024
Period for Mailing Admissions Documents Feb 17 – Feb 21, 2025
Application Period Ⅱ　
Online Registration 10:00 a.m. Nov 18 – 3:00 p.m. Nov 29, 2024
Period for Entrance Examination Fee Payments 10:00 a.m. Nov 18 – 11:00 p.m. Nov 29, 2024
Period for Mailing Application Documents Nov 25 – Nov 29, 2024
Written Examination Jan 16, 2025
Interview Examination Jan 17, 2025
Announcement of results 10:00 a.m. Jan 31, 2025
Period for Mailing Admissions Documents Feb 17 – Feb 21, 2025

Prescribed Forms

  • Check list
  • Application form B (4 pages)

    • Application Process

    Applicants must discuss their research plans in detail with a graduate school committee member of the program they wish to participate in, and obtain that committee member's preliminary consent to become the applicant's research supervisor. You can search for professors' research fields by looking at the [Faculty List] . If you do not know how to contact a professor, please use the following methods.
    1. Your name
    2. Affiliation
    3. Your e-mail address
    4. Name of your preferred academic advisor
    5. Course to which you plan to apply (master's/doctoral program)
    Only faculty members who are listed as "Doctoral" in the "Thesis Advisor" column of the Faculty List may be selected.

    Contact Information

    For inquiries or concerns, please contact:
    Office of Student Services, Keio University School of Medicine
    Email: kshina-admission@adst.keio.ac.jp
    Open Hours： 8:45-16:45 Monday to Friday