Are doctors high in demand in Japan?

kakaislegend · (#1 (**permalink**))

Yes, for a doctor (medicine) , is it safe to say that it is a high-demand job in Japan?

As far as I know....doctors are always in demand, anywhere ^_^

Sashimister · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by kakaislegend

Yes, for a doctor (medicine) , is it safe to say that it is a high-demand job in Japan?

As far as I know....doctors are always in demand, anywhere ^_^

This is a deceptive question. There is a surplus of doctors in larger cities whereas there never seems to be enough doctors in small, remote towns and especially remote islands.

MMM · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by kakaislegend

Yes, for a doctor (medicine) , is it safe to say that it is a high-demand job in Japan?

As far as I know....doctors are always in demand, anywhere ^_^

I have translated nurse syllabi for Japanese nurses looking for work in the US, and the requirements are very different country to country. The nurses found that they would have to (re)take a lot of classes to get a license in the US. I am guessing things are similar for doctors going both ways.

kakaislegend · (#4 (**permalink**))

Ok, so....is it easire for doctors to find a job in Japan?

GoNative · (#5 (**permalink**))

Don't think they would hire a foreign doctor in a public hospital but a private practice might if you were completely fluent in Japanese or in an area with a large foreign population.

LillyFields · (#6 (**permalink**))

I have heard that doctors are not so much in demand in Japan, and are not as well paid as in some other countries.

Also, the doctors can claim all kinds of specialties, so there's a lot of overlap and competition.

MMM · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by kakaislegend

Ok, so....is it easire for doctors to find a job in Japan?

Did you read what I wrote?

You need to be licensed in Japan to practice medicine.

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Originally Posted by LillyFields

I have heard that doctors are not so much in demand in Japan, and are not as well paid as in some other countries.

Also, the doctors can claim all kinds of specialties, so there's a lot of overlap and competition.

Where are you hearing these things? You think people in Japan get injured less than people in other countries? Can you source some of these claims?

LillyFields · (#8 (**permalink**))

"You think people in Japan get injured less than people in other countries?"

Of course not;-)

I hear complaints about competition and compensation mainly from friends who are physicians here in Tokyo.

As for salary rates, you can just google it. Japan's average salary for medical doctors is 79% of that for US doctors. (Source: General Physician Salaries - International Comparison. Obtained from data provided to the International Labour Organization by government agencies)

siokan · (#9 (**permalink**))

In the public hospital and the university hospital, salaries are lows.
Medical practitioner's revenue is high oppositely.
Because the insurance etc. are cheap though it is a low more a little than the doctor in the United States in case of average proceeds, the difference is lost.
If annual salaries are simply compared, the difference grows because the form of wages is greatly different.

kakaislegend · (#10 (**permalink**))

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Did you read what I wrote?

You need to be licensed in Japan to practice medicine.

Where are you hearing these things? You think people in Japan get injured less than people in other countries? Can you source some of these claims?

What do you mean MMM? You mean I have to actually graduate from a Japanese university? My plan is to get a bachelor of medicine and surgery (normal name for doctor in australia) and move there and work as a Doctor.