27 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
7 focus areas are represented. Compare the curriculum and supervision within your intended subspecialty.
Cerebrovascular comparison guide →Functional & epilepsy comparison guide →General & multi-subspecialty comparison guide →Neuro-oncology comparison guide →Ask the selected host in South Korea whether your qualifications fit this specific post, which patient-care activities are permitted, and who arranges registration and immigration documentation. Country coverage does not imply that every profile accepts international applicants.
International application checklist →Before committing, request the current cohort dates, supervisor, expected weekly activities and a breakdown of support and costs. Confirm whether the official source describes this programme, an institution-wide policy or an older intake.
Compare your shortlisted profiles →Travelling fellowship · Clinical pathways are represented. Country-level licensing, language and visa requirements are not inferred; confirm them with the host and the current national or regional regulator.
International applicant guide →Recorded information is not a guarantee of funding, eligibility or a currently open intake.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam · South Korea
Funding: Partial support for the cost of stay is published only for physicians from developing countries.
Exposure: Observational training in SNUBH clinical departments; neurosurgery availability is not specified and must be confirmed with the department.
Eligibility: Doctors from abroad holding a medical licence or diploma and communicating in Korean or English may apply for this observational route. Host clinical-department approval is required; partial financial support is limited to physicians from developing countries.
Still to confirm: Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Training level · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Programme director
Source: Official SNUBH international education page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Informal shadowing of conferences, rounds and seminars; neurosurgery is listed among departments currently accepting international trainees, subject to departmental availability.
Eligibility: International MD-qualified physicians may apply to neurosurgery, subject to departmental capacity. Korean or English communication is required; English-test exemptions include native speakers, English-medium graduates and those working in an English-speaking environment.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Samsung Medical Center observership page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Seoul · South Korea
Funding: The official page does not publish funding or salary details.
Exposure: Department-approved visiting training at Asan Medical Center; neurosurgery placement depends on departmental approval and is not specifically listed on the programme page.
Eligibility: Physicians with medical degrees and medical licences, employed at overseas hospitals, may apply subject to host-department approval. A neurosurgical placement is not guaranteed by this hospital-wide scheme.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Asan Medical Center physician training page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul · South Korea
Funding: SNUH provides KRW 60,000 per day (about KRW 1.8 million per month) during the stay; trainees cover lodging, meals, insurance and transport.
Exposure: Observational training in the Department of Neurosurgery under SNUH's sponsored fellowship framework.
Eligibility: Overseas physicians must hold an official medical licence from their own country and communicate in Korean or English; unlicensed applicants are not eligible for hospital training.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official SNUH sponsored programme page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul · South Korea
Funding: The official international-training page states that SNUH financial support is not provided.
Exposure: Department-approved neurosurgery education through SNUH's international fellowship and observational medical-training framework.
Eligibility: International medical doctors are eligible, subject to departmental review and approval.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official SNUH international education page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul · South Korea
Funding: Fee-paying: observership USD 2,000/month, hands-on practice USD 3,000/month plus SIF-PC tuition USD 3,000/month and an admin fee (USD 100 observation / USD 200 hands-on). Discounts or waivers may apply for MOU institutions, recommended physicians and OECD-DAC developing countries.
Exposure: Neurosurgery tracks listed: cerebrovascular surgery, spinal neurosurgery (Sinchon and Gangnam), brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery; basic science research training is also available.
Eligibility: International physicians may apply, subject to departmental availability. For hands-on practice, full SIF-Prime Course participation is required when applying for Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare permission; enrolment alone is not permission to treat patients.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Yonsei Institute for Global Health physician fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon · South Korea
Listed lead Yong Ahn (head of Spine Center); Seong Son (surgeon in charge of fellows)
Funding: Training centres may set a recommended participation fee and KOMISS charges a separate administrative fee; KOMISS may provide financial or other support for programme operation.
Exposure: Spine Center: observation of and participation in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, with opportunities for academic research.
Eligibility: Proficiently trained neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to enhance spine surgical (particularly endoscopic) techniques; selection considers experience and education in endoscopic spine surgery.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official KOMISS fellowship host-centre list. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Daejeon · South Korea
Listed lead Cheol Wung Park (head of Spine Center)
Funding: Training centres may set a recommended participation fee and KOMISS charges a separate administrative fee; KOMISS may provide financial or other support for programme operation.
Exposure: Spine Center: observation of and participation in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, with opportunities for academic research.
Eligibility: Proficiently trained neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to enhance spine surgical (particularly endoscopic) techniques; selection considers experience and education in endoscopic spine surgery.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official KOMISS fellowship host-centre list. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Gwangju · South Korea
Listed lead Chang Il Joo (head of Spine Center)
Funding: Training centres may set a recommended participation fee and KOMISS charges a separate administrative fee; KOMISS may provide financial or other support for programme operation.
Exposure: Spine Center: observation of and participation in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, with opportunities for academic research.
Eligibility: Proficiently trained neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to enhance spine surgical (particularly endoscopic) techniques; selection considers experience and education in endoscopic spine surgery.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official KOMISS fellowship host-centre list. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Anyang Wiltse Memorial Hospital
Anyang · South Korea
Listed lead Dong Chan Lee (head of Spine Center)
Funding: Training centres may set a recommended participation fee and KOMISS charges a separate administrative fee; KOMISS may provide financial or other support for programme operation.
Exposure: Spine Center: observation of and participation in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, with opportunities for academic research.
Eligibility: Proficiently trained neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to enhance spine surgical (particularly endoscopic) techniques; selection considers experience and education in endoscopic spine surgery.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official KOMISS fellowship host-centre list. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Pohang · South Korea
Listed lead Gun Choi (head of Spine Center)
Funding: Training centres may set a recommended participation fee and KOMISS charges a separate administrative fee; KOMISS may provide financial or other support for programme operation.
Exposure: Spine Center: observation of and participation in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, with opportunities for academic research. Pohang Hospital is a second KOMISS host centre in the city.
Eligibility: Proficiently trained neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons seeking to enhance spine surgical (particularly endoscopic) techniques; selection considers experience and education in endoscopic spine surgery.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents
Source: Official KOMISS fellowship host-centre list. Reviewed 9 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul · South Korea
Funding: Fee-paying: observership USD 2,000/month or hands-on practice USD 3,000/month plus SIF-PC tuition and admin fees; discounts or waivers may apply.
Exposure: Spinal neurosurgery at the Gangnam campus, listed as a separate neurosurgery track within the Severance International Fellowship.
Eligibility: International physicians may apply, subject to departmental availability. For hands-on practice, full SIF-Prime Course participation is required when applying for Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare permission; enrolment alone is not permission to treat patients.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official Yonsei Institute for Global Health physician fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
