Clinical exposureCase-based training in adult and paediatric spinal problems: cervical and lumbar degenerative disease, deformity, trauma and tumours, plus spine conference (twice monthly) and weekly spine tumour board; the page does not state whether participants may provide patient care.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Open to spine surgeons of any country.
?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.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateEvery Monday; apply year-round at least 2 months before the planned start
Application route / cycleRolling year-round applications, at least 2 months before the planned start.
Spine surgeon (orthopaedic surgeon or neurosurgeon)
Open to potential leaders in spinal surgery of any country irrespective of experience
Application documents
Application form
Consent to Collection & Use of Personal Information
All as a single PDF named POLLISS_First name_Last name_Country; originals in English or notarised translations
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One- to four-week spine surgery training programme at Samsung Medical Center, USD 1,000 for the one-week course.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Accommodation and meals included in the fee; spine conference and tumour board attendance.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Accommodation and meals included in the fee; spine conference and tumour board attendance.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Samsung Medical Center is a tertiary university hospital in Gangnam, Seoul, and teaching hospital of Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
