Faculty / program leadership: Han-Soo Kim · Ilkyu Han
Profile completeness89%
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Sponsored route (hospital-wide, annual selection): KRW 60,000 per day (KRW 1.8 million per month) from SNUH; lodging, meals, insurance and transport are the trainee's responsibility. Non-sponsored route: no financial support. No department-specific fee published.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 or 2 years per the department programme sheet (the SNUH international training page states a hospital-wide minimum of 1 month and maximum of 1 year)
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureThe department sheet describes a one-year clinical fellowship in operative and non-operative orthopaedic oncology (3 to 4 teaching conferences a week, sarcoma tumour board, multidisciplinary care with medical and radiation oncology, pathology and radiology, 2 to 3 clinical research projects) and a two-year option adding basic cancer-biology research. The centre performs over 700 operations and sees close to 2000 new patients a year. The SNUH international portal frames its overseas programmes as observational training; whether fellows hold clinical privileges is not stated.
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
The SNUH international training pages are written for doctors from abroad; the department sheet itself does not state nationality restrictions.
?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.
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Visa or work authorisation
SNUH provides visa assistance once the training is confirmed; visa type not stated. One copy of travel insurance is required after confirmation.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY86% 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleSponsored programme: applications annually (no dates published). Non-sponsored programme: all year round, submitted 3 months before training starts.
Official contactIlkyu Han (department contact); SNUH international training office for applicationshik19@snu.ac.kr (department); 02903@snuh.org (scanned application documents)Fax +82-2-764-2718 (department)
Medical doctors (SNUH international programme pages)
Medical licence, certificate of employment and diploma (English versions only); employment and diploma documents are not required for training of less than 90 days under the non-sponsored route
Department approval of the application
Application documents
Application forms (SNUH zip package of forms 1 to 4)
Health certificates (non-sponsored route)
Pledge of Medical Information Use
Photo (JPG, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, white background)
Medical licence (English)
Copy of passport
Certificate of employment (English)
Diploma or certificate of degree (English)
Travel insurance copy once training is confirmed
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Orthopaedic oncology fellowship at SNUH Cancer Hospital, listed among the clinical departments of the SNUH international fellowship (observational training) programmes. Note: Department sheet offers one- or two-year fellowships; SNUH international programme page states a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 1 year for doctors from abroad. Both recorded.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Gown and ID card, visa assistance and an official certificate of completion (SNUH international programme pages).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Sponsored route (hospital-wide, annual selection): KRW 60,000 per day (KRW 1.8 million per month) from SNUH; lodging, meals, insurance and transport are the trainee's responsibility. Non-sponsored route: no financial support. No department-specific fee published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Seoul National University Hospital, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center
Seoul National University Hospital is a national university hospital in Seoul; its Musculoskeletal Tumor Center at the SNU Cancer Hospital has over 30 years of experience treating bone and soft tissue tumours. Host: Seoul National University Hospital, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center (SNU Cancer Hospital).
