Overview
International fellowship in breast, cosmetic, hand and peripheral nerve, paediatric/craniofacial and head-and-neck and lower-extremity reconstructive surgery.
The programme
- Focus
- Breast, cosmetic, hand/peripheral nerve, craniofacial, head and neck and lower extremity reconstruction
- Training type
- Observership / Clinical Fellowship (Severance International Fellowship)
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Certificate issued (included in administration fee)
- Department
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- International physicians; medical hands-on practice requires full participation in the SIF-Prime Course and permission from the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare
- International applicants
- Yes - Severance International Fellowship (SIF) for international physicians; developing-country physicians (OECD DAC list) given preference for discounts/waivers
- Visa support
- Visa support included in administration fee; visa extension fees waived
- Licence requirement
- Observership requires no Korean licence; hands-on practice requires Korean MOHW permission via the SIF-Prime Course
How to apply
- Deadline
- Fees payable 2 weeks before training start
- Application method
- Apply via the Yonsei Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Severance International Fellowship application
Funding
- Funding
- Training fee: observership US$2,000/month, hands-on US$3,000/month (discounts/waivers decided by department; MOU institutions, YUHS recommendations, Ministry of Health letters eligible); admin fee US$100 (observation) or US$200 (hands-on)