AO Spine Short-Term International Fellowship — Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul
Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Seoul · South Korea
Listed lead Byung-Joon Shin (head of department); Jae-chul Lee (surgeon in charge of fellows)
- Duration
- Flexible short-term fellowships of 4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine programme).
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.
- Exposure
- The host-centre page lists 130 beds and about 433 surgical cases per year, with open, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques, pain management and tuberculosis surgery; endoscopy, robotics and navigation are marked not used. Basic information, a resume and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate are requested. Operating-room language is Korean.
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Funding: AO Spine provides a small stipend towards accommodation and living costs; travel and insurance must be fully covered by the fellow.
Exposure: The host-centre page lists 130 beds and about 433 surgical cases per year, with open, minimally invasive, anterior and intradural techniques, pain management and tuberculosis surgery; endoscopy, robotics and navigation are marked not used. Basic information, a resume and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate are requested. Operating-room language is Korean.
Eligibility: AO Spine page: applicants must specialise in orthopaedics, neurosurgery or trauma surgery with a strong interest in spine surgery; a prior AO course or event, at least two years of AO membership, age up to 45, and no AO Spine fellowship in the past two years (except self-funded).
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Accreditation
Source: Official AO Fellows host-centre page (eligibility and terms from the AO Spine fellowship page). Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.