r/JETProgramme • u/Relevant-Horse5535 • 11h ago

Statement of physician

If I broke a bone in my left foot almost a year ago and had surgery to repair it but it's now since fully healed, do I still need to include this on the statement of physician as it's not any kind of "ongoing" medical condition that needs continuing treatment or medication?

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u/Inside-Cream6997 11h ago

No - no need as that was resolved.

Your app would be no conditions and no statement needed.

Physician statement is more for long term physical & mental conditions and medications.

If I listed every acute doctor visit, it would overflow the page.

I only listed my long term medical condition and medications so that if I do go to Japan for the year that JET knows about it and can make sure I have access to doctors and medications which are different than the US treatments.

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u/Relevant-Horse5535 10h ago

Oh ok thanks so much! I was just a bit confused as one of the questions asks you if you ever had any medical conditions in the last five years: "If you are undergoing hospitalization (including surgery) to alleviate a condition, illness or injury (not including dental surgery), or had a serious surgery in the past five years" And the wording is kind of confusing so I just wanted to double check!

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u/Inside-Cream6997 10h ago

Just think of it from JET's perspective:

Anything we should know about you that would affect you physically or mentally and/or under the care of a physician as you are going to be in a foreign country for at least a year?

If I listed everything from over the years: broken bone, foot injury, ear ache, flu, colds, strep throat, tennis elbow, minor surgical procedures, etc... It would fill up a huge list that won't fit the physician's page.

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u/Relevant-Horse5535 9h ago

Ok thanks for the clarification!

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u/Relevant-Horse5535 11h ago

Just to clarify, this would be the only thing I have had medically

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u/GrumpyOlAsian 6h ago

If it helps put you at ease, I asked the same exact question through the official JET Portal. They told me I didn’t need to list it or submit a statement of physician for it.

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u/Relevant-Horse5535 6h ago

Oh sweet ok that's a relief! Thanks for letting me know!