Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
No institutional funding; fellows must cover their own expenses
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Minimum 6 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
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
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Awaiting source review
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. 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
—Not published
Language
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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ positions✓ funding✓ benefits✓ international eligibility✓ registration✓ application process✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not applicable to this pathway
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
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
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.
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