Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System — Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Seoul, South Korea
- Training pathways
- Hybrid clinical and research
- Named leadership
- 0 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 2 linked sources
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
No named faculty are recorded in the current programme evidence. Use the official sources below to confirm the current director or training contact.
At a glance
- Severance International Fellowship — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (including Cosmetic Surgery): hybrid clinical and research, Not stated for the plastic surgery track; fees are quoted per month, and hands-on practice needs a total stay of over six months according to the fee page. Programme listed — intake not confirmed. Foreign health professionals able to enter Korea under the Immigration Act, with enough English or Korean to follow specialty teaching, a completed immunisation form and registration with Severance Academy.
Intake, fees and eligibility change between cycles. Confirm each point with the host using the official source listed for the programme before preparing an application.
Programmes and application details
Hybrid clinical and research
Severance International Fellowship — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (including Cosmetic Surgery)
A plastic and reconstructive surgery track within Yonsei's international fellowship scheme, with Cosmetic Surgery named as one of the department's training areas alongside breast, hand and nerve, paediatric and craniofacial, and head and neck or lower-limb reconstruction. Fellows are expected to complete at least one clinical or basic-science research project, with the department's tissue-restoration research institute available. The pages carry a 2020 copyright line, so confirm current terms with the programme.
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Duration
- Not stated for the plastic surgery track; fees are quoted per month, and hands-on practice needs a total stay of over six months according to the fee page
- Clinical participation
- Trainees observe or practise in outpatient clinics and the operating theatre with graduated responsibility in a mentorship model; hands-on practice needs Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare permission and completion of the SIF Prime Course
- International applicants
- Open to foreign physicians, dentists, nurses, medical technicians and hospital administrators who can enter Korea and are fluent in English or Korean; interpretation is not provided
- Funding
- Fee-paying: the physician fee page lists US$2,000 per month for observership and US$3,000 per month for hands-on practice, plus an administration fee; discounts or waivers are decided by the training department
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Current intake not confirmed
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Foreign health professionals able to enter Korea under the Immigration Act, with enough English or Korean to follow specialty teaching, a completed immunisation form and registration with Severance Academy.
Published training
- Observation or practice in outpatient clinics and the operating theatre
- Congenital, acquired (trauma, oncologic) and neuromuscular plastic surgery cases
- Multidisciplinary breast cancer care, cancer centre conferences and robotic breast surgery and reconstruction
- At least one clinical or basic-science research project
- Certificate of completion from the Yonsei University Health System
Application route
Register as a trainee with Severance Academy, mainly through the online application on the Severance International Fellowship website; email applications are not recommended.
Published application documents
- Immunisation form (vaccination proof or antibody results)
- Proof of language proficiency if requested
Published contact note: Severance Academy — int_academy@yuhs.ac
Official institution page · Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- Severance International Fellowship — Cosmetic Surgery / Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery overview ↗Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
- Severance International Fellowship — physician fees and departments ↗Source reviewed 31 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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