Comprehensive · Missing application deadline, commencement date
✓ 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
No institutional funding; fellows must cover their own expenses
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Minimum 6 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedMinimum 6 months
Clinical exposureObserver-only knee and shoulder sports-medicine pathway covering ligament reconstruction, meniscal and cartilage restoration, instability, rotator-cuff repair, augmentation and revision surgery, without direct patient care
Funding · publishedNo institutional funding; fellows must cover their own expenses
DestinationSouth Korea
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
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.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Observer-only participation without direct patient care; all activities follow institutional policies
?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
No institutional funding; fellows must cover their own expenses
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% of core application fields verified
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-24. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect application is listed; no dated intake, deadline or current vacancy is published
Official contactSung-Hwan Kim, Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute
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
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
Observer-only participation without direct patient care; all activities follow institutional policies
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 customisable, minimum six-month, two-place Seoul observer fellowship covering knee and shoulder arthroscopy, sports medicine and research. Five faculty, twice-yearly cadaver workshops and an annual symposium are published; the programme explicitly offers no institutional funding or direct patient care.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Customisable observation, direct application, regular conferences and case reviews, twice-yearly cadaveric workshops, annual arthroscopy symposium access and participation in clinical research
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
Severance confirms Sung-Hwan Kim as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of the Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute. The programme record states that visiting surgeons observe and do not provide direct patient care.
Programme chair · Institute directorOfficial program roster
Current position
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliation
Yonsei University College of Medicine / Severance Hospital
Clinical focus
Knee joint, arthritis, sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sung-Hwan Kim is listed in the cited programme evidence as programme chair · institute director for Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Knee joint, arthritis, sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sung-Hwan Kim is listed by the official programme source as programme chair · institute director. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Min Jung is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Min Jung is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Tae-Hwan Yoon
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Tae-Hwan Yoon is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Tae-Hwan Yoon is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Woo-Sung Do
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Woo-Sung Do is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Woo-Sung Do is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Sae-Han Jung
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Severance Hospital / Yonsei University College of Medicine
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sae-Han Jung is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Severance Arthroscopy and Joint Research Institute Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sae-Han Jung 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.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
ISAKOS public-directory identity, duration, capacity and programme chair checked 2026-08-25.
