Faculty / program leadership: Ji-Hoon Bae and Jae-Woo Cho
Profile completeness62%
Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, application deadline
✓ 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
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published by the official department page
Clinical exposureClinical attachment in orthopaedic clinics and theatre, operative-technique observation or assistance, knee and sports medicine, trauma and clinical research or manuscript preparation
Funding · not publishedNot published by the official hospital
DestinationSouth Korea
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
The hospital's international programme is designed for overseas physicians and describes an informal shadowing pathway
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Licensed orthopaedic specialist · Good written and spoken English · Clinical or research background appropriate to the requested attachment
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
The published pathway is an international clinical attachment/shadowing programme. The hospital does not publish a Korean medical-licence or hands-on approval route for this listing.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Good written and spoken English is required. No formal IELTS, OET or TOEFL score is published.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the official hospital
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
62% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. 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 / cycleApply through the Korea University Guro International Fellowship portal; dates are not published on the department page
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
Licensed orthopaedic specialist
Good written and spoken English
Clinical or research background appropriate to the requested attachment
Registration, licence & examinations
The published pathway is an international clinical attachment/shadowing programme. The hospital does not publish a Korean medical-licence or hands-on approval route for this listing.
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
An international orthopaedic clinical attachment combining operating-room exposure, research and specialty teaching. The official curriculum requires good written and spoken English but does not publish duration, funding or a fixed application deadline.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Korea University Guro Hospital
Korea University Guro Hospital's orthopaedic department has more than 40 years of clinical history and hosts international orthopaedic trainees, including as an AO Trauma host centre since 2016.
Programme lead / named supervisorOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Korea University Guro Hospital
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ji-Hoon Bae is listed in the cited programme evidence as programme lead / named supervisor for Korea University Guro International Orthopaedic Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ji-Hoon Bae is listed by the official programme source as programme lead / named supervisor. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
JC
Faculty: Jae-Woo Cho
Named programme facultyOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Korea University Guro Hospital
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Jae-Woo Cho is listed in the cited programme evidence as named programme faculty for Korea University Guro International Orthopaedic Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Jae-Woo Cho is listed by the official programme source as named programme faculty. 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
The hospital states that it has operated dedicated international fellowship training for more than 15 years and has trained fellows from the United States, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Licensed orthopaedic specialists, particularly early-career knee and sports medicine surgeons
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Good written and spoken English is required. No formal IELTS, OET or TOEFL score is published.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
The hospital's international programme is designed for overseas physicians and describes an informal shadowing pathway
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
