HomeShort CourseWorldwide (multi-country)
Primary source reviewedShort CourseCurrent availability unconfirmed
Pain Intervention

WIP Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) Workshop & Examination Series

World Institute of Pain

Istanbul, Türkiye / Seoul, South Korea / rotating international venues · Worldwide (multi-country) directory →

Faculty / program leadership: WIP CIPS workshop faculty and examiners

Profile completeness66%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, official contact, faculty profile
Primary programme source linked Dated source review current Current cycle evidenced Faculty identity sourced Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY

What matters before you keep reading.

Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Self-funded; the public schedule does not publish the current workshop and examination fee
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Workshop plus examination; published dates include 25 October 2026 Istanbul and 24 January 2027 Seoul
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
13 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedWorkshop plus examination; published dates include 25 October 2026 Istanbul and 24 January 2027 Seoul
Clinical exposureUltrasound-guided interventional-pain workshop preceding a formal CIPS examination at rotating international sites
Funding · publishedSelf-funded; the public schedule does not publish the current workshop and examination fee
DestinationWorldwide (multi-country)
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the official evidence currently supports

Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.

Not published

International applicant eligibility

The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.

Published by official source

Required training level

Create or use a WIP Associate Member account for the examination application · Meet the current CIPS examination eligibility and documentation rules before the venue deadline

Published by official source

Programme classification

Educational attendance; not a clinical fellowship or licence.

?Confirm directly with host

Hands-on restrictions

Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.

Partially published

Medical registration

CIPS certification is distinct from a fellowship, specialty-board status, national licensure and local procedure privileges.

?Confirm directly with host

Licensing examinations

Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.

Not published

Language requirements

No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.

Not published

Visa or work authorisation

Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.

Published by official source

Funding availability

Self-funded; the public schedule does not publish the current workshop and examination fee

OrthoFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or clinical privileges. Requirements may change by appointment and intake.

International application guide →
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

62% of core application fields verified

Checked 13 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-09. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.

programme titleinstitution / departmentcity and countryprogramme classificationsubspecialtycurrent status evidencedurationcommencement / intakefundingeligibilityregistrationapplication processapplication portalfacultyverified institution logoofficial sourceaccreditation / organisation sourceverification datepositions · queued for source reviewbenefits · queued for source reviewaccommodation / relocation · queued for source reviewinternational eligibility · queued for source reviewLanguage requirement not published · queued for source reviewvisa / work authorisation · queued for source reviewCurrent deadline not yet published · queued for source reviewrequired documents · queued for source reviewofficial contact · queued for source reviewVerified faculty photograph not available · queued for source reviewinstitutional source · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date25 October 2026
Application route / cycleRecurring international examination dates; every examination is preceded by a workshop
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published

Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.

ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility
  • Create or use a WIP Associate Member account for the examination application
  • Meet the current CIPS examination eligibility and documentation rules before the venue deadline
Registration, licence & examinations

CIPS certification is distinct from a fellowship, specialty-board status, national licensure and local procedure privileges.

Visa / work authorisation

Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.

Application documents

CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.

Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

A recurring, examination-linked ultrasound intervention pathway. It is indexed separately from the annual Gabor Racz meeting because the CIPS schedule rotates through multiple countries.

FACULTY & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

2 listed faculty members

WCInstitution associated with WIP CIPS workshop faculty

Program lead: WIP CIPS workshop faculty

Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
World Institute of Pain
Clinical focus
Pain Intervention training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile

WIP CIPS workshop faculty is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for WIP Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) Workshop & Examination Series. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Pain Intervention training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

WIP CIPS workshop faculty is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.

EInstitution associated with examiners

Faculty: examiners

Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
World Institute of Pain
Clinical focus
Pain Intervention training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile

examiners is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for WIP Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) Workshop & Examination Series. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Pain Intervention training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.

examiners is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.

Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.

APPLICANT PROFILE

Physicians pursuing the World Institute of Pain CIPS certification route