Taichung Veterans General Hospital offers trainings and electives for overseas applicants including residents, fellows, other specialists. Please read the following information before applying for any educative program:
General requirements:
•Applicants must be healthy and keep good performance records at their own institution or school.
•Fluency in Mandarin or Taiwanese, especially speaking and comprehension, is preferred, although not essential.

Documents required: (English edition is required if the originals are in other forms of language)

Residents, fellows or other specialists
1.the digital passport-size photo;
2.the copy of your passport;
3.the copy of related professional licensure;
4.the copy of your diploma and/or certificates;
5.the letter of recommendation or the proof of clinical work experience signed within 6 months before you submit your application and proves you have at least 1-year relevant professional experience. Your residency can be included (This document must be less than 6 months old);
6.the curriculum vitae;
7.the study plan, including your study objective, period, subjects, the clinical study plan, and the names of Taichung VGH doctors that you would like to visit or follow;
8.the copy of your health check report;
•​If your training duration is less than 3 months, including your normal chest X-ray report done within 90 days prior to the start of your training revealing no suspicion of Tuberculosis (TB);
•If your training duration is longer than 3 months, your chest X-ray for Tuberculosis, serological tests for Syphilis and proof of Positive Measles and Rubella Antibody are required as well and the report must be less than 3 months old when you submit your application;
•Please also be noted that if the result demonstrates that you do not have enough Measles IgG or Rubella IgG antibodies, you will need to receive MMR vaccine and provide proof document to us; 
9.the proof of your personal travel and health insurance approximately above NT$1,000,000 that will cover the DATES you travel and study in Taiwan.
10.the COVID-19 Vaccination Records (we accept: AstraZeneca(AZ), Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech(BNT), Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Medigen and vaccines granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by WHO).

Application must be submitted at least 4 months prior to the desired training date with all required documents.

Available Courses:
•Specialties or sub-specialties, either in clinical or laboratory setting, as well as other essential professional entities currently working in this hospital, are open to application for educative courses, subject to our final approval. If medicine or surgery is selected, please specify the subdivision.
•For details in clinical or research specializations, please visit the website of the hospital, (http://www.vghtc.gov.tw/Home/IndexEng) to search the “departments.”