Self-funded. Hospital guidebook training fees: Visiting Scholar USD 100/day or USD 500/week; Visiting Fellowship USD 2,000/month; hands-on Clinical Fellowship USD 3,000/month. No stipend, scholarship, housing or food provided.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not fixed for this programme; the hospital guidebook sets 1 day to 3 months for Visiting Scholars and 3 months to 2 years for a Visiting Fellowship (observational), and more than 4 months for a hands-on Clinical Fellowship after 3 months of mandatory pre-training
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservation in Korea University Anam Hospital's paediatric orthopaedics and foot & ankle service: Prof. Woo-Young Jang's operating days on Monday (4-5 cases) and Friday (7-8 cases), outpatient clinics (Prof. Jang Tuesday morning and Thursday; Prof. Choi Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning), weekly paediatric foot and ankle and departmental seminars; cases include paediatric fractures, hallux valgus (including minimally invasive correction), foot and ankle osteoarthritis, flatfoot, limb lengthening and Ilizarov deformity correction, plus the department's ultrasound hip screening clinic for DDH. Fellows can join ongoing research and may publish as first author.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Open to doctors licensed abroad (Indonesia is selectable on the online form); training is observational unless a limited Korean licence is obtained, and the trainee must self-fund fees, housing and meals.
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Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
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Medical registration
Observation only: foreign-licensed doctors may not perform hands-on practice in Korea. A limited Korean medical licence (Ministry of Health and Welfare approval) is possible only after 3 months of mandatory pre-training, 3+ years of clinical experience after licensure and a government recommendation letter; the programme asks interested applicants to contact the office.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published (application documents must be in English or Korean)
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Visa or work authorisation
Under 90 days: short-term (C-type) visa or visa waiver via the Korean embassy. 91 days or more: the IFA Center assists; submit visa application form, national ID, bank balance certificate, notarised English translations of licence and diploma, and employment certificate.
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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 / cycleRolling online application: submit form and documents, IFA Center review (~2 weeks), interview (~2 weeks), second documents, hospital approval by the President (~2 weeks), then visa (1-3 months).
Official contactInternational Faculty Affairs (IFA) Center, Department of Education and Trainingkumcifa@gmail.com; kuanamifa@kumc.or.kr+82-2-920-6894 (cell +82-10-4505-1229)
Medical doctor's licence or equivalent obtained abroad
Currently working in or attending a medical institution
Approval by the director of KU Medicine (department/hospital approval after review and interview)
Recommendation letter and certificate of current employment
Immunisation evidence on the Attending Physician's Statement form (hepatitis A/B, MMR, varicella, TB test with chest X-ray, influenza)
Application documents
Application form
Recommendation letter
CV/resume
Certificate of current employment
Copy of medical licence (original, translation, notarisation)
Copy of diploma (original, translation, notarisation)
Copy of passport
Photo
After approval: physician's statement (immunisations), TB test result, ID badge application, policy agreement
Visa (91+ days): bank balance certificate, visa application form, national ID
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Self-funded international observational fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics and foot & ankle surgery at Korea University Anam Hospital, built around Prof. Woo-Young Jang's operating lists and clinics with research participation. Length is chosen by the applicant within the hospital's visiting-scholar (up to 3 months) and visiting-fellowship (3 months to 2 years) categories.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Certificate of completion/proof of training; Korea University College of Medicine library access; free loan of a white coat and OR scrubs; ID badge (refundable deposit); staff canteen meals at KRW 3,000; no dormitory or personal office.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Self-funded. Hospital guidebook training fees: Visiting Scholar USD 100/day or USD 500/week; Visiting Fellowship USD 2,000/month; hands-on Clinical Fellowship USD 3,000/month. No stipend, scholarship, housing or food provided.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Korea University Anam Hospital is the first affiliated hospital of KU Medicine in Seoul (1,056 beds); its orthopaedic department started ultrasound hip screening for DDH for the first time in Korea and runs a foot & ankle deformity correction clinic.
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